. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 374 The Canadian PRESERVING TIME. 4 AID Mr. Baldwin Apple f To Mrs. Bartlett Pear, " Your growing very plump, madam, And also very fair. " And there is Mrs. Clingstone Peach, So mellowed by the heat, Upon my word, she really looks Quite good enough to eat. " And all the Misses Crabapple Have blushed so rosy red That very soon the farmer's wife To pluck them will be led. " Just see the Isabellas ; They're growing so apace That they really are beginning To get a purple face.
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. 374 The Canadian PRESERVING TIME. 4 AID Mr. Baldwin Apple f To Mrs. Bartlett Pear, " Your growing very plump, madam, And also very fair. " And there is Mrs. Clingstone Peach, So mellowed by the heat, Upon my word, she really looks Quite good enough to eat. " And all the Misses Crabapple Have blushed so rosy red That very soon the farmer's wife To pluck them will be led. " Just see the Isabellas ; They're growing so apace That they really are beginning To get a purple face. " Our happy time is over, For Mrs. Green Gage Plum Says she knows, unto her sorrow, Preserving time has ; "Yes," said Mrs. Bartlett Pear, " Our day is almost o'er, And soon we shall be smothering In syrup by the score " And before the month was ended The fruits that looked so fair Had vanished from among the leases And the trees were stripped and bare. They were all of them in pickle, Or in some dreadful* scrape; " I'm cider," sighed the apple; " I'm jelly," cried the grape. They were all in jars and bottles, Upon the shelf arrayed ; And in their midst poor Mrs. Quince" Was turned to 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 Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. St. Catherines [Ont. ] : Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
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