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 15
... figure , about two inches and a half deep , and three inches and a quarter in diameter . Eye rather large , with a long connivent calyx , deeply sunk in an irregu- larly angled basin . Stalk short , deeply inserted . Skin pale yellow ...
... figure , about two inches and a half deep , and three inches and a quarter in diameter . Eye rather large , with a long connivent calyx , deeply sunk in an irregu- larly angled basin . Stalk short , deeply inserted . Skin pale yellow ...
Page 17
... figure quoted above as having a cleft on its side ; but neither this nor yet any other apple has one naturally . Sutures , or channels in fruit , are no where to be found , except in those which are termed drupaceous , or stone fruit ...
... figure quoted above as having a cleft on its side ; but neither this nor yet any other apple has one naturally . Sutures , or channels in fruit , are no where to be found , except in those which are termed drupaceous , or stone fruit ...
Page 20
... figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep . Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather shallow , saucer - shaped basin , without ...
... figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep . Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather shallow , saucer - shaped basin , without ...
Page 23
... figure , nearly as broad as it is wide , with five obscure angles , extending from the sides into the crown . Eye small . Stalk short in a shallow base . Skin yellow , with numerous green specks imbedded , tinged with orange , and ...
... figure , nearly as broad as it is wide , with five obscure angles , extending from the sides into the crown . Eye small . Stalk short in a shallow base . Skin yellow , with numerous green specks imbedded , tinged with orange , and ...
Page 29
... figure , with five ribs extending from the base to the crown ; the three upper ones being the broadest , and the two lower ones the shortest and most acute , in the manner of the Catshead . Eye small and deep . Stalk short and thick ...
... figure , with five ribs extending from the base to the crown ; the three upper ones being the broadest , and the two lower ones the shortest and most acute , in the manner of the Catshead . Eye small and deep . Stalk short and thick ...
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A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... George Lindley No preview available - 2020 |
A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden; Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... John Lindley,George Lindley No preview available - 2015 |
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