. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PEAR. 501 FiTLTONi Man. Ken. This American pear is a native of Maine, and is a seedling from the farm of Mrs. Ful- Iton, of Topsham, in that state. , It is very hardy, and bears everyyear ab- undantly. Young shoots rather slen- der, 'and reddish- brown. Fruit below medi- um size, roundish, flattened. Skin, at first, entirely gr
. The fruits and fruit trees of America : or, The culture, propagation and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally, with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . Fruit-culture; Fruit. THE PEAR. 501 FiTLTONi Man. Ken. This American pear is a native of Maine, and is a seedling from the farm of Mrs. Ful- Iton, of Topsham, in that state. , It is very hardy, and bears everyyear ab- undantly. Young shoots rather slen- der, 'and reddish- brown. Fruit below medi- um size, roundish, flattened. Skin, at first, entirely gray- russet in colour, but at maturity of a dark cinnamon rus- set. Stalk one to two inches long, slender, planted in ft narrow cavity. Calyx with long Fulton. tegments sunk in an uneven hollow. Flesh half buttery, moderately juicy, with a sprightly, agreeable flavour. Seeds compressed. October and November. Franktord. Origin on the premises of Eli Merkias, near Frankford, Phila- delphia. A new fruit, and said to be an acquisition. Size medium, rotmidish, sometimes inclining to pyrifonn,'not urifre-' quently obovate. Skin yellow, containing many russet dotsj, especially towards the crown, and having occasionally a faint blush on the part e:i^0Sed to the sun. • Stelk rather short, thick,- and fleshy at its termination, inserted in a small cavity. Calyx medium, open, set in- a shallow, moderately wide basin. Flesh fine texture and buttery. Flavour exceedingly rich, with a delicious aroma. Quality, "; November. (Int. Rept.) FrederikA' Bremer. Hort. Introduced by J. C. Hastings of Clinton^ Opcida Co., N.,Y. Tree vigorous, young wood green. Fruit above medium, irregularly obtuse, pyriform, sometimes. 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 Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852; Downin
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