. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 123 THE Smileii, or WiUiam's Bonchrel^ tlie unusual property of maturing perfectly in the house, even i( it is picked before it is full grown. It has no competitor as a summer market fruit. The tree grows upright, with thrifty, yellowish-brown shoots, and narrow, folded leaves. Fruit of large size, irregulai'ly pyramidal. Sk
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. 123 THE Smileii, or WiUiam's Bonchrel^ tlie unusual property of maturing perfectly in the house, even i( it is picked before it is full grown. It has no competitor as a summer market fruit. The tree grows upright, with thrifty, yellowish-brown shoots, and narrow, folded leaves. Fruit of large size, irregulai'ly pyramidal. Skin very thin( and smooth, clear yellow, (with a soft blush on the sunny side, ill exposed specimens,) rarely marked with faint russet. Stalk one to one and a half inches long, stout, insei1;ed in a shallow^ flat cavity. Calyx open, oet in a very shallow, obscurely plaited ^ basin. Flesh white, and exceedingly fine^grained'and buttery;^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downing, Charles. New York : J. Wiley
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