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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... 10 · 12 9 9 2 8 Anson's 6 5 Black 9 5 Blotched - leaved Roman · 1 Abricot Hatif Musqué · 10 Blotched - leaved Turkey · 1 Abricot Maculé 1 Breda 2 Brussels Dunmore's Breda Early Orange Hemskirke Imperial Anson's Large Early 140 APRICOTS .
... 10 · 12 9 9 2 8 Anson's 6 5 Black 9 5 Blotched - leaved Roman · 1 Abricot Hatif Musqué · 10 Blotched - leaved Turkey · 1 Abricot Maculé 1 Breda 2 Brussels Dunmore's Breda Early Orange Hemskirke Imperial Anson's Large Early 140 APRICOTS .
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... black . Flesh very melting , juicy , and of a most excel- lent flavour . Ripe the middle and end of August . The Holman's Duke is a very distinct variety of the Duke , and cannot well be confounded with any other . Its shoots are short ...
... black . Flesh very melting , juicy , and of a most excel- lent flavour . Ripe the middle and end of August . The Holman's Duke is a very distinct variety of the Duke , and cannot well be confounded with any other . Its shoots are short ...
Page 144
... black when fully ripe . Flesh pale red , firm , succulent . Juice plen- tiful , rich , and high flavoured . Ripe the middle and end of July . This cherry was introduced into notice about fifty years ago by a Mr. Jeffrey , a nurseryman ...
... black when fully ripe . Flesh pale red , firm , succulent . Juice plen- tiful , rich , and high flavoured . Ripe the middle and end of July . This cherry was introduced into notice about fifty years ago by a Mr. Jeffrey , a nurseryman ...
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... black when fully ripe . Flesh deep red or purple , tender , juicy , and blended with an agreeable acid . Ripe in August and September . This ripened at Twickenham in 1727 , on the 21st of June , according to Langley . The Morello cherry ...
... black when fully ripe . Flesh deep red or purple , tender , juicy , and blended with an agreeable acid . Ripe in August and September . This ripened at Twickenham in 1727 , on the 21st of June , according to Langley . The Morello cherry ...
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... black . Flesh firm , with a high flavoured juice . It ripens some days later than the Black Eagle , the beginning or middle of August . This originated from a seed of the Bigarreau , impreg- nated with the pollen of a May Duke , and its ...
... black . Flesh firm , with a high flavoured juice . It ripens some days later than the Black Eagle , the beginning or middle of August . This originated from a seed of the Bigarreau , impreg- nated with the pollen of a May Duke , and its ...
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