. Catalogue of Milford Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Milford Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. II Le Conte—Large, greenish yellow, bell shaped. Flesh of good quality and ripens early in the season; tree a handsome grower. Flemish Beauty—Large, pale ) el low, mostly covered with patches of light russet, becoming reddish brown on sunny side at maturity, juicy and rich with musky flavor. Autumn. Seckel—Small, yellowish russet, led cheek, juicy and rich. Sheldon—Medium size, roundish, obtuse obvate, color greenish yel- l
. Catalogue of Milford Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Delaware Milford Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. II Le Conte—Large, greenish yellow, bell shaped. Flesh of good quality and ripens early in the season; tree a handsome grower. Flemish Beauty—Large, pale ) el low, mostly covered with patches of light russet, becoming reddish brown on sunny side at maturity, juicy and rich with musky flavor. Autumn. Seckel—Small, yellowish russet, led cheek, juicy and rich. Sheldon—Medium size, roundish, obtuse obvate, color greenish yel- low, covered with light russet ot brownish crimson, late fall, good quality. Beurre Bosc—Large, skin smootn, dark yellow with cinnamon rus- set red on one side, regular bearer and of the highest flavor. Souvenier du Congress—Large to very large, resembling the Bartlett in form: yellow with bright red on the exposed side, high flavor, simi- lar to the Bartletr; continues in bearing August until in September. , Idaho—(New) Very large, yellow, best quality; season of ripening late autumn. Buerre d Anjoii—I>arge, yeHowi-h with russetted red cheek, fine grained ; excellent late prar Keiffer—Large, brig it yeilow and red, very juicy, acid, good can- ning son, coming late in season; strong gr:)wer and productive. Lawrence—-SVKi(X\\\m, light yello-v, rich and aromatic, very reliable and productive. Autumn. 'I'he ])lnm tree, in well prepared soil, is free from disease, except occasionally the black knot, an(i this is easily remedied by severe cutting away in the early stages. The fruit is usually troubled with the curculio, a small dark brown beetle, causing- it to dropoff. This can be prevented. 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 Milford Nurseries; Pullen, A; Henry G. Gilbe
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