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nearly white next the skin , but chiefly semi - transparent reddish brown ,
extremely rich , sweet , and high - flavoured . Ripe the beginning and middle of
August . This is one of the most useful of the hardy figs . In a south - eastern
corner ...
nearly white next the skin , but chiefly semi - transparent reddish brown ,
extremely rich , sweet , and high - flavoured . Ripe the beginning and middle of
August . This is one of the most useful of the hardy figs . In a south - eastern
corner ...
Page 165
Skin brown . Pulp high flavoured . Hitt says the tree is always low , and will bear
without the assistance of a wall . 13 . MURREY . Miller , No . 7 . Brown Naples . Ib
. Round Naples . Hanbury . Fruit pretty large , of a globular figure . Skin light ...
Skin brown . Pulp high flavoured . Hitt says the tree is always low , and will bear
without the assistance of a wall . 13 . MURREY . Miller , No . 7 . Brown Naples . Ib
. Round Naples . Hanbury . Fruit pretty large , of a globular figure . Skin light ...
Page 166
Skin deep violet . Pulp near the skin white ; the interior enveloping the seeds
deeply tinged with red . The Violet Fig , like the Angélique , is cultivated in the
neighbourhood of Paris , and produces two crops annually : the autumnal one is
the ...
Skin deep violet . Pulp near the skin white ; the interior enveloping the seeds
deeply tinged with red . The Violet Fig , like the Angélique , is cultivated in the
neighbourhood of Paris , and produces two crops annually : the autumnal one is
the ...
Page 233
Fruit rather small , round , depressed , strongly ribbed , irregularly warted all over
its surface . Skin dull yellow , mottled with dull green . Flesh an inch thick , bright
orange - red , sweet , and well flavoured . 6 . MELON DES CARMES . Hort .
Fruit rather small , round , depressed , strongly ribbed , irregularly warted all over
its surface . Skin dull yellow , mottled with dull green . Flesh an inch thick , bright
orange - red , sweet , and well flavoured . 6 . MELON DES CARMES . Hort .
Page 237
Skin nearly quite smooth , of a deep sulphur colour . Flesh white , extending
about half way to its centre , crisp , sugary , and very rich : weight five to six
pounds . Second Division . — WINTER MELONS . 23 . Dampsha Melon . Hort .
Trans .
Skin nearly quite smooth , of a deep sulphur colour . Flesh white , extending
about half way to its centre , crisp , sugary , and very rich : weight five to six
pounds . Second Division . — WINTER MELONS . 23 . Dampsha Melon . Hort .
Trans .
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| Title | A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruits Cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month in the Year A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruits Cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month in the Year, George Lindley |
| Author | George Lindley |
| Editor | John Lindley |
| Publisher | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 9 May 2008 |
| Length | 601 pages |
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