. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 193 THE Kirtland's Mart. Raised by Prof. Kirtland,in 1842, described and named by ourself, in compliment to the daughter of Prof. K. The tree is a strong, healthy grower, upright, rounded in form, shoots strong, not rampant; flowers, large and open, very prolific. The fruit is one of the most beautiful of all cherries, quite firm-flesh- ed, but withal possessing delicacy and high flavor, that renders it one of the most desira- ble varieties, either for dessert or market pur- poses. Fruit, large, roundish, heart-shape,
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 193 THE Kirtland's Mart. Raised by Prof. Kirtland,in 1842, described and named by ourself, in compliment to the daughter of Prof. K. The tree is a strong, healthy grower, upright, rounded in form, shoots strong, not rampant; flowers, large and open, very prolific. The fruit is one of the most beautiful of all cherries, quite firm-flesh- ed, but withal possessing delicacy and high flavor, that renders it one of the most desira- ble varieties, either for dessert or market pur- poses. Fruit, large, roundish, heart-shape, very regular ; color, light and dark rich red, deeply marbled and mottled on a yellow ground, grown fully in the sun, is mostly a rich, dark glossy red ; flesh, with distinct irregular radiat- ing lines, light yellow, quite firm, rich, juicy, sweet, and very high flavored ; pit, medium, regular, rounded, with distinct prominent lines or ridges, flesh adheres slightly to it; stem, moderately stout, varying in length. Season. last of June and first of 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, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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