. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 102 TEIIMS USED. which many spreading shoots assume, as they grow into the large branches of older trees. Ascending, when they curve upwards, as in the Graven- stein apple, and small Red Siberian Crab, fig. 65. Erect trees usually partake more or less of this quality, but the Early Harvest is iree from it. Irregular, when they assume no very dis
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 102 TEIIMS USED. which many spreading shoots assume, as they grow into the large branches of older trees. Ascending, when they curve upwards, as in the Graven- stein apple, and small Red Siberian Crab, fig. 65. Erect trees usually partake more or less of this quality, but the Early Harvest is iree from it. Irregular, when they assume no very distinct growth but more or less a mixture of the preceding, as Black Gilliflower, and Summer Bonchretien pear. Straggling, similar to the next preceding, but with shoots more slender and curved, as Winter Nelis and Black Worcester pear, fig. Fig. 62. Fig. 83. Fig. 64 Shoots are straight, as in the Early Harvest and Northern Spy apples; flexuous, or more or less deviating from a straight line, as in the Swaar and Roxbury Russett. This distinction is very apparent and uniform in young and very thrifty trees, but not in older ones of feeble growth. They are stout, as in the Red Astrachan; slender, as in the Jonathan apple, and Winter Nelis pear. Trees with erect straight shoots when young, usually form more regular and compact heads in older trees; and those of a spreading habit, more irregular or drooping heads. Some trees which grow very rapidly when young, are small when of full size, examples of which are found in the Late Strawberry and Tallman Sweeting. Others at first gtow more slowly, but ultimately become large, as Esopus Spitzenburgh. Some varieties, again, continue. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York : Miller, Orton & Mulligan
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