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Page 431
Leaves light brown , mottled , and very mealy ; spines coarse . Fruit oval , pips
large , prominent . Flesh deep yellow , rich , and highly flavoured . Weight from
four to five pounds . 3 . BLACK ANTIGUA . Hort . Soc . Cat . No . 3 . Brown
Antigua .
Leaves light brown , mottled , and very mealy ; spines coarse . Fruit oval , pips
large , prominent . Flesh deep yellow , rich , and highly flavoured . Weight from
four to five pounds . 3 . BLACK ANTIGUA . Hort . Soc . Cat . No . 3 . Brown
Antigua .
Page 433
Leaves narrow , light green , mottled with brown ; spines none , except a few
small ones near the tips . Fruit large , cylindrically oval , deep orange ; pips large ,
flat . Flesh pale lemon colour , pretty good . Weight from four to five pounds . 14 .
Leaves narrow , light green , mottled with brown ; spines none , except a few
small ones near the tips . Fruit large , cylindrically oval , deep orange ; pips large ,
flat . Flesh pale lemon colour , pretty good . Weight from four to five pounds . 14 .
Page 434
Leaves long , thin , light green , mottled with deeper green . Fruit pyramidal , dark
brown . Flesh pale yellow , rich , and very highly flavoured . Weight from four to
five pounds . 19 . New DEMERARA . Hort . Soc . Cat . No . 27 . Leaves rather
long ...
Leaves long , thin , light green , mottled with deeper green . Fruit pyramidal , dark
brown . Flesh pale yellow , rich , and very highly flavoured . Weight from four to
five pounds . 19 . New DEMERARA . Hort . Soc . Cat . No . 27 . Leaves rather
long ...
Page 436
Leaves something longer than those of the Queen , broad , light green , rather
mealy . Fruit longish oval , dull yellow when ripe ; pips flat . Flesh pale yellow ,
rich , and high favoured . Weight from three to four pounds . 29 . SILVER -
STRIPED ...
Leaves something longer than those of the Queen , broad , light green , rather
mealy . Fruit longish oval , dull yellow when ripe ; pips flat . Flesh pale yellow ,
rich , and high favoured . Weight from three to four pounds . 29 . SILVER -
STRIPED ...
Page 563
He says , “ When the Onions have shot out their leaves to their full size , and
when they begin to get a little brown at the top , he clears away all the soil from
the bulb , down to the ring from whence proceed the fibres of the roots , and thus
forms ...
He says , “ When the Onions have shot out their leaves to their full size , and
when they begin to get a little brown at the top , he clears away all the soil from
the bulb , down to the ring from whence proceed the fibres of the roots , and thus
forms ...
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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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