. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture -- United States; Fruit. 144 THE hollovy; seeds, plump, pyriform; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid; "very ; Keeps to May. For varieties of this, see Willow Twig, &c. * LowRE Queen. Lour


. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture -- United States; Fruit. 144 THE hollovy; seeds, plump, pyriform; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid; "very ; Keeps to May. For varieties of this, see Willow Twig, &c. * LowRE Queen. Loure Queen. Trees, upright, early bearers, extensively grown in Central Ohio; somewhat resembles the Vandervere. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, oft, angular ; yellow, striped and splashed with dull red, rough irregular dots, or specks of dull russet, russet at stem ; stem, sionder; cavity, regu- lar, deep ; calyx, with long pointed segments ; basin, abrupt, broad, slightly furrowed ; core, small; seeds, ovate; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy " very ; November to February. Loudon Pippin. Tree, productive, most grown in Northern Virginia; fruit, large, round- ish conical; greenish yellow ; st^m, short; calyx, large; flesh, greenish; white, sub-acid; valued only for its size, where people know what apples should be. Long Stem. Below medium, roundish oblong, sometimes angular ; skin, red in faint stripes, with a number of grey russet dots; stem, long; cavity, me-. 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 Elliott, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore


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