A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden, Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated in Great Britain: With Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month of the Year |
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... broad , short segments of the calyx , slightly sunk in a narrow , oblique , plaited hollow . Stalk rather short , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellow ...
... broad , short segments of the calyx , slightly sunk in a narrow , oblique , plaited hollow . Stalk rather short , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellow ...
Page 8
... broad , eight or nine inches in circumference , a little angular on the sides . Eye small , in a rather wide and oblique basin . Stalk half an inch long , deeply inserted . Skin yel- lowish green , with several reddish spots ; on the ...
... broad , eight or nine inches in circumference , a little angular on the sides . Eye small , in a rather wide and oblique basin . Stalk half an inch long , deeply inserted . Skin yel- lowish green , with several reddish spots ; on the ...
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... broad protuberant rib , which extends from the base to the crown . This has occasioned the Hawthornden to be represented in the figure quoted above as having a cleft on its side ; but neither this nor yet any other apple has one ...
... broad protuberant rib , which extends from the base to the crown . This has occasioned the Hawthornden to be represented in the figure quoted above as having a cleft on its side ; but neither this nor yet any other apple has one ...
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... broad , broken , irregular stripes of red next the sun , and paler and more distant marking of the same kind in the shade . Flesh firm , yellowish white , occasionally tinged with pink next the skin , with a rich and brisk flavour . A ...
... broad , broken , irregular stripes of red next the sun , and paler and more distant marking of the same kind in the shade . Flesh firm , yellowish white , occasionally tinged with pink next the skin , with a rich and brisk flavour . A ...
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... broad . quite flat . Eye large , in proportion to the size of the fruit , but very shallow , surrounded by a fine thin russet . Skin pale green on the shaded side ; on that exposed to the sun , of a very pure , clear yellow , free from ...
... broad . quite flat . Eye large , in proportion to the size of the fruit , but very shallow , surrounded by a fine thin russet . Skin pale green on the shaded side ; on that exposed to the sun , of a very pure , clear yellow , free from ...
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