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Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing ...
Hence , a flower bud , or flower , is nothing but a contracted branch ; as is proved by the occasional elongation of the axis in flowers that expand during unusually hot damp weather late in the spring , becoming branches , bearing ...
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... with a few slight plaits . Stalk about an inch long , inserted in a deep , regular cavity . Skin a very clear light yellow , with a few greenish dots ; yellow on the sunny side , and becoming nearly white when fully ripe .
... with a few slight plaits . Stalk about an inch long , inserted in a deep , regular cavity . Skin a very clear light yellow , with a few greenish dots ; yellow on the sunny side , and becoming nearly white when fully ripe .
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Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yellow when highly ripened , marbled and streaked with red on the sunny side , like the Nonesuch . Flesh pale yellowish white , tender . Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine ...
Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yellow when highly ripened , marbled and streaked with red on the sunny side , like the Nonesuch . Flesh pale yellowish white , tender . Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine ...
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Flesh firm , crisp , never becoming mealy . Juice plentiful , of a rich saccharine flavour . An Irish dessert apple , ripening in October , and continuing till Christmas . 40. STRIPED HOLLAND PIPPIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 1075 .
Flesh firm , crisp , never becoming mealy . Juice plentiful , of a rich saccharine flavour . An Irish dessert apple , ripening in October , and continuing till Christmas . 40. STRIPED HOLLAND PIPPIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 1075 .
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Skin pale yellow , becoming deeper as the fruit ripens , sometimes with a tinge of dull scarlet next the sun ; the whole surface is speckled with minute greenish spots , and a patch of coarse russet always surrounds the stalk .
Skin pale yellow , becoming deeper as the fruit ripens , sometimes with a tinge of dull scarlet next the sun ; the whole surface is speckled with minute greenish spots , and a patch of coarse russet always surrounds the stalk .
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Page 509 - OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES, DEFECTS, AND INJURIES, | IN ALL KINDS OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES." WITH AN ACCOUNT OF | A PARTICULAR METHOD OF CURE, | PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF GOVERNMENT.
Page 577 - ... sowing of seed for general crops until June or July. If a small quantity of each esteemed variety be sown two or three times in these months, they will produce a plentiful supply for use in autumn and the early part of winter. One ounce of good Endive-seed will produce about five thousand plants. When the plants...
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| Title | A Guide to The Outdoor and Kitchen Garden |
| Author | George Lindley |
| Published | 1831 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jun 2007 |
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