. 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; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 81. dium depth, furrowed ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, breaking, exceed- ingly high-spicy, sub-acid flavor. Season, February to May. Garden Royal. American. Originated in Ma
. 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; Fruit. WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 81. dium depth, furrowed ; flesh, yellowish white, crisp, breaking, exceed- ingly high-spicy, sub-acid flavor. Season, February to May. Garden Royal. American. Originated in Mass. Tree, slender, slow grower while young, hardy, and makes a tree of medium size, annually productive ; suited to small orchards or gardens where a delicious fruit is desired fur table use. Fruit, rather below medium ; form, roundish, inclining to flat, very regular; color, a yellowish ground, with dull red stripes, be- coming brighter in sun ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, large, open ; basin, shallow; flesh, yellowish white, fine-grained, tender, mild, sub-acid. Season, last of August and September. Golden Sweet. Orange Sweet, | Trenton Early. American. Originated in Connecticut. Tree, free grower while young, making, however, an orchard tree of only medium size, spreading irregular branches ; succeeds well in all soils; productive annually of large crops of fair fruit. This variety was shown two years, late in season, and in bad state, at the Ohio Pom. Convention, as "Trenton ; We this'year received specimens of it through the kindness of Dr. Warder, when in season. 4*. 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, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore
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