. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. •dTd 7. SUMMER FRANC REAL. Fig. Tree hardy, and of moderate gi-owth ; young shoots downy. Bears well in all soils. Fruit nearly medium ; somewhat obovate, largest in the mid- dle, and tapering pretty equally each way ; yellowish-green. Flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, and melting. Flavor sweet, rich, and excellent. Ripens last
. The American home garden. Being principles and rules for the culture of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and shrubbery. To which are added brief notes on farm crops, with a table of their average product and chemical constituents. Gardening. AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. •dTd 7. SUMMER FRANC REAL. Fig. Tree hardy, and of moderate gi-owth ; young shoots downy. Bears well in all soils. Fruit nearly medium ; somewhat obovate, largest in the mid- dle, and tapering pretty equally each way ; yellowish-green. Flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, and melting. Flavor sweet, rich, and excellent. Ripens last of August and first of September. The Franc Real is one of the most desirable of summer pears. In favorable circumstances it is almost uniformly of fair size, and perfect. Its character is very decidedly above that of any pear which precedes it in ripening; and with its facility of adaptation to various soils, its healthful growth, and good bearing qualities, it will be found an acquisition to the fruit plot. Its name is said to be derived from a Spanish gold. 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 Watson, Alexander. New York, Harper & Brothers
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