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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... middle size , two inches and a quar- ter in diameter , and two inches deep , slightly angular on its sides . Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in ...
... middle size , two inches and a quar- ter in diameter , and two inches deep , slightly angular on its sides . Eye small , with a closed calyx , placed in a narrow basin , surrounded by several unequal plaits . Stalk short , slender , in ...
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... middle size , roundish , slightly angular . Eye in a tolerably deep basin , surrounded by a few knobby protuberances . Stalk short , deeply in- serted . Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over ...
... middle size , roundish , slightly angular . Eye in a tolerably deep basin , surrounded by a few knobby protuberances . Stalk short , deeply in- serted . Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over ...
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... middle size , roundish oblong , rather angular , tapering a little to the crown . Eye contracted , plaited . Stalk ... middle of August . A very good early apple , but soon grows mealy . 14. RED CALVILLE . Calville d'Eté . Duhamel 1. t ...
... middle size , roundish oblong , rather angular , tapering a little to the crown . Eye contracted , plaited . Stalk ... middle of August . A very good early apple , but soon grows mealy . 14. RED CALVILLE . Calville d'Eté . Duhamel 1. t ...
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... middle - sized , globular , slightly angular . Eye deeply sunk , surrounded by small plaits . Stalk about an inch long , deeply inserted . Skin pale green on the shaded side , brown next the sun . Flesh white , firm , crisp , juicy ...
... middle - sized , globular , slightly angular . Eye deeply sunk , surrounded by small plaits . Stalk about an inch long , deeply inserted . Skin pale green on the shaded side , brown next the sun . Flesh white , firm , crisp , juicy ...
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... middle of August to the middle of September . It is said that this apple has originated in Hereford- shire , where it is at present but little known : it is very handsome , and of considerable merit . 59. MANKS CODLIN . Irish Pitcher ...
... middle of August to the middle of September . It is said that this apple has originated in Hereford- shire , where it is at present but little known : it is very handsome , and of considerable merit . 59. MANKS CODLIN . Irish Pitcher ...
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