. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 520 THE PEAJR. dark, purplish; leaves small, nearly flat. German. A pear o£ great beauty, which has contributed to its reputation. Graslin. Large, pyramidal-pyriform, often tapering to the crown; skin thick, green, slightly russeted; stalk long, slightly sunk; basin furrowed, flesh coarse, buttery, melting, rich, vinous. Octo- ber, November. Harvard. Medium or rather large, oblong-pyriform; skin russety olive-yellow, and with a reddish cheek; stalk ra
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 520 THE PEAJR. dark, purplish; leaves small, nearly flat. German. A pear o£ great beauty, which has contributed to its reputation. Graslin. Large, pyramidal-pyriform, often tapering to the crown; skin thick, green, slightly russeted; stalk long, slightly sunk; basin furrowed, flesh coarse, buttery, melting, rich, vinous. Octo- ber, November. Harvard. Medium or rather large, oblong-pyriform; skin russety olive-yellow, and with a reddish cheek; stalk rather stout, sunk little or none, oblique; basin narrow; flesh juicy, melting, tender; rots at the core if not house-ripened. First of autumn. Very pro- FlG. 701 Marie Louise. Fig. 702.—Comte de Fig. 703.—Swan's Orange. Fig. 704.—Louis Bonne. ductive, growth vigorous, fruit handsome, rendering it profitable for market, although only second-rate in quality. Origin, Cam- bridge, Mass. Kennes. Medium, pyriform, somewhat Urbaniste-shaped; green- ish-yellow, russeted; stalk thick, fleshy at insertion ; calyx partly closed; basin broad, shallow; buttery, melting, sweet, rich, per- fumed. Excellent. October. Must be house-ripened. Fig. 664. Lodge. Medium, pyriform, neck small, narrow, very acute, some- times ribbed and irregular; greenish-brown, much russeted; stalk long, rather stout, curved; basin varying from shallow to deep; flesh juicy, melting, with a rich, vinous, sub-acid. Brown Beurre flavor. Early and mid-autumn. Philadelphia, where it proves very good, but farther North does not stand so high. Shoots slender, yellowish-brown, erect, and diverging. Long Green. (Verte Longue.) Rather large, long-pyriform, the ends rather acute, stem oblique; surface wholly green ; flesh very juicy, with a good and agreeable flavor. The Striped Long Green is a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhance
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