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 39
... colour . Flesh yellow , breaking , sweet , juicy , extremely pleasant , and high flavoured . A dessert apple from ... coloured specks ; when fully exposed to the sun it is of a beau- tiful brilliant red , extending nearly round its base ...
... colour . Flesh yellow , breaking , sweet , juicy , extremely pleasant , and high flavoured . A dessert apple from ... coloured specks ; when fully exposed to the sun it is of a beau- tiful brilliant red , extending nearly round its base ...
Page 48
... colour , and dashed with broken stripes of dull , dark , muddy red . Flesh pale green , or greenish white , very firm and crisp . Juice plentiful , slightly saccharine , with a very brisk acid , and slight pleasant perfume . A culinary ...
... colour , and dashed with broken stripes of dull , dark , muddy red . Flesh pale green , or greenish white , very firm and crisp . Juice plentiful , slightly saccharine , with a very brisk acid , and slight pleasant perfume . A culinary ...
Page 51
... colour surrounding the stalk . Flesh greenish white , firm , crisp . Juice saccharine , with a brisk acid , and a slight aromatic flavour . A dessert apple from December till May or June . Lately sent to this country by David Hosack ...
... colour surrounding the stalk . Flesh greenish white , firm , crisp . Juice saccharine , with a brisk acid , and a slight aromatic flavour . A dessert apple from December till May or June . Lately sent to this country by David Hosack ...
Page 61
... colour , sprinkled with whitish spots near the base . Flesh yellowish , firm , crisp . Juice saccharine , rich ... colour , covered with a very thin grey russet , especially near the eye , and tinged with a pale salmon - coloured blush ...
... colour , sprinkled with whitish spots near the base . Flesh yellowish , firm , crisp . Juice saccharine , rich ... colour , covered with a very thin grey russet , especially near the eye , and tinged with a pale salmon - coloured blush ...
Page 68
... colour , sprinkled with nu- merous small pearl - coloured specks , quite within the surface . Flesh pale yellow , crisp . Juice plentiful , saccharine , of a very agreeable flavour . A very handsome dessert apple from November till ...
... colour , sprinkled with nu- merous small pearl - coloured specks , quite within the surface . Flesh pale yellow , crisp . Juice plentiful , saccharine , of a very agreeable flavour . A very handsome dessert apple from November till ...
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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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