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 |
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Page 54
Stalk three quarters of an inch long , slender , inserted in a shallow cavity , one
half of which protrudes beyond the base . ... Fruit large , from three to three inches
and a half in diameter , but not so deep ; contracted at the crown , depressed ...
Stalk three quarters of an inch long , slender , inserted in a shallow cavity , one
half of which protrudes beyond the base . ... Fruit large , from three to three inches
and a half in diameter , but not so deep ; contracted at the crown , depressed ...
Page 60
ribs on its sides , about three inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a
quarter deep . Eye small , in a wide , deep , obtuse - angled basin . Stalk three
quarters of an inch long , slender , deeply inserted . Skin smooth , yellowish ...
ribs on its sides , about three inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a
quarter deep . Eye small , in a wide , deep , obtuse - angled basin . Stalk three
quarters of an inch long , slender , deeply inserted . Skin smooth , yellowish ...
Page 350
from the stalk , diminishing a little to the eye , about three inches and a quarter
long , and three inches in diameter . Eye connivent , moderately depressed .
Stalk short and thick . Skin green , nearly smooth , becoming pale yellowish -
green ...
from the stalk , diminishing a little to the eye , about three inches and a quarter
long , and three inches in diameter . Eye connivent , moderately depressed .
Stalk short and thick . Skin green , nearly smooth , becoming pale yellowish -
green ...
Page 372
Stalk an inch long , stout , deeply inserted in an irregular cavity . ... It arrives at a
weight unusual in Pears that are fit for the sured four inches and three quarters
long , and four inches and a half in diameter , weighing twenty - two ounces .
Stalk an inch long , stout , deeply inserted in an irregular cavity . ... It arrives at a
weight unusual in Pears that are fit for the sured four inches and three quarters
long , and four inches and a half in diameter , weighing twenty - two ounces .
Page 398
Fruit large , roundish oblong , broadest towards the eye , nearly four inches long ,
and three inches and a half in diameter . Eye small with a connivent calyx , sunk
in a moderately deep depression . Stalk short , thick , sunk in a deep obtuse ...
Fruit large , roundish oblong , broadest towards the eye , nearly four inches long ,
and three inches and a half in diameter . Eye small with a connivent calyx , sunk
in a moderately deep depression . Stalk short , thick , sunk in a deep obtuse ...
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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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