. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture -- United States; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 113 crisp, juicy, sweet—superior to Ramsdell's or Danvers' Sweetino-; core, medium, or rather small, compact—centre slightly hollow * seeds, ovate, oblong, pyr
. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture -- United States; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 113 crisp, juicy, sweet—superior to Ramsdell's or Danvers' Sweetino-; core, medium, or rather small, compact—centre slightly hollow * seeds, ovate, oblong, pyriform. Season, November to March. There is another Sweet Romanite grown in the Western States, which is oblong ; stem, long and slender; color, light yellow, striped with red ; Jlesh, more yellow and dry—an inlerior or unworthy variety. There is also a Sweet Nonsuch grown which is flat, with slender stem ; cavity, deep light red on pale yellow ; flesh, white, sweet, dry, and tough ; inferior. ^ Vandervere. Vandervere, of Cincinnati, Smokehouse? Gibbon's Smathhouse ? Millcreek, Vandervere Pippin Red Vandervere, Fall Vandervere, Ifellow Vandervere, Spiced Ox Eye, Baltimore, of some incorrectly^ Gibbon's Smokehouse ? Striped Ashmore ? Millcreek Vandervere, Imperial Vandervere, Pennsylvania Vandervere, Striped Vandervere, Staalclubs, Watson's American. Native of Delaware. There is much confusion rela- tive to this apple, and, while it is extensively distributed and grown, it has numerous synonyms. The variety described as " Smoke- house," by Dr. W. D. Brinckle, in Horticulturist, vol. 3, p. 834, we received specimens of, last winter, from Pennsylvania, and could do tect no difference from the Vanderven when well grown. It may,. 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 Elliott,
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