. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 342 THE PEAK. Thompson's. Foreign. Tree of vigorous, d i - verging habit; young wood, yel- lowish olive, with grayish specks; bears on the pear about the sixth year. Fruit, large, ob- ovate, obtuse py- riform, surface un- even; color, lemon yellow, with brownish red cheek in sun, some russet dots and marblings, and rus- set at the stem; stem, short, usually planted or set on angularly, with a fleshy rim one side; calyx, with connec- ted half-closed segments ; basin, round, narrow, abrupt; core, medi- um ; capsules and seeds, fo
. Elliott's fruit book;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. [from old catalog]. 342 THE PEAK. Thompson's. Foreign. Tree of vigorous, d i - verging habit; young wood, yel- lowish olive, with grayish specks; bears on the pear about the sixth year. Fruit, large, ob- ovate, obtuse py- riform, surface un- even; color, lemon yellow, with brownish red cheek in sun, some russet dots and marblings, and rus- set at the stem; stem, short, usually planted or set on angularly, with a fleshy rim one side; calyx, with connec- ted half-closed segments ; basin, round, narrow, abrupt; core, medi- um ; capsules and seeds, formed like the fruit; flesh, white, buttery, melting, sugary, slightly aromatic. Season, October and Urbaniste. St. Marc, | Louise of Orleans, Beurre Picquery. Foreign. Moderately vigorous, healthy, hardy, well-suited to rich soils West; young shoots, upright, short-jointed, grayish yellow, not an early bearer, but when in bearing produces regularly and abun- dant. Fruit, medium, obovate pyriform ; color, pale yellow, with gray dots, and a few russet streaks ; stem, about an inch long, rather stout; cavity, shallow; calyx, small, generally closed ; basin, nar- row, abrupt; core, medium or small; seeds, obovate pointed ; flesh, white, yellowish at core, buttery, melting, vinous. Season, October and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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