. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. FRUITS, FRUIT-TREES, VINES, ETC. 307 Duke of Kent. Medium size; roundish-oblong; color brilliant red; rich, sprightly and excellent flavor. A certain and abundant bearer. Red Wood. — An old and favorite sort; size small; round ; color scarlet; flesh sweet, finely flavored. Productive, ripening in midsummer. Black Prince. — Also known as Black Imperial. Fruit large, handsome; roundish; color darkish-red; flesh rich, finely flavored. Hardy and pro- lific. Hovey^s Seedling. — One of the finest and largest, and well suited to a northern climate ;
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. FRUITS, FRUIT-TREES, VINES, ETC. 307 Duke of Kent. Medium size; roundish-oblong; color brilliant red; rich, sprightly and excellent flavor. A certain and abundant bearer. Red Wood. — An old and favorite sort; size small; round ; color scarlet; flesh sweet, finely flavored. Productive, ripening in midsummer. Black Prince. — Also known as Black Imperial. Fruit large, handsome; roundish; color darkish-red; flesh rich, finely flavored. Hardy and pro- lific. Hovey^s Seedling. — One of the finest and largest, and well suited to a northern climate ; form roundish-conical, regular ; color dark red ; texture and flavor very fine. A good bearer, ripening about the middle of June. The fruit, with commonly good culture, weighs about a quarter of an ounce, Fig. and ia an inch and a quarter in diameter. It produces better if grown near Bome variety having perfect stamens, such as the Early Scarlet, or Ross Phcenii. Swainstone^s Seedling. — A comparatively fine sort, well thought of by those who have grown it. Large size ; ovate-conical; color light, shiny scarlet; flesh compact, delicious flavor. Not over productive. Fig. 183. Ross Phcenix. — Large size to very large, with numerous seeds; form trenerally more or less coxcombed or flattened, and surface uneven ; coloi dark crimson ; flavor and texture very fine for a large variety. Produc- tive ; ripens in June, and is considered nearly equal to Hovey's Seedling. Fig. 184. Prolific Haulbois. — Large size ; conical; color purplish-red ; flesh rich, juicy, tender, highly flavored. It bears very well, ripens early, and has as good a reputation as any of the Hautbois variety. Fig. 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 O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthing
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