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Those , however , who require almonds for the dessert , will find it far more to their advantage to purchase the imported fruit . CHAP . II . APPLES . SECT . I.- Summer . Round , or nearly so . 1. BOROVITSKY . Hort . Soc . Cat . No.
Those , however , who require almonds for the dessert , will find it far more to their advantage to purchase the imported fruit . CHAP . II . APPLES . SECT . I.- Summer . Round , or nearly so . 1. BOROVITSKY . Hort . Soc . Cat . No.
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Flesh approaching to yellow , firm and crisp , with a pleasant brisk juice , having much the highest flavour of any of the very early apples . A Scotch dessert apple , ripe the beginning and middle of August . 3. IRISH PEACH APPLE .
Flesh approaching to yellow , firm and crisp , with a pleasant brisk juice , having much the highest flavour of any of the very early apples . A Scotch dessert apple , ripe the beginning and middle of August . 3. IRISH PEACH APPLE .
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A dessert apple , of first - rate excellence , from the middle of August to the end . This is the true Margaret apple of MILLER , and has been in our gardens since the time of RAY , in 1688 ; but it is not the Margaret of Forsyth ...
A dessert apple , of first - rate excellence , from the middle of August to the end . This is the true Margaret apple of MILLER , and has been in our gardens since the time of RAY , in 1688 ; but it is not the Margaret of Forsyth ...
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A very beautiful and excellent little dessert apple . 11. WHITE ASTRACAN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 23 . Pom . Mag . t . 96 . Glace de Zélande . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 366. , and of foreign gardens , according to the Pom . Mag .
A very beautiful and excellent little dessert apple . 11. WHITE ASTRACAN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 23 . Pom . Mag . t . 96 . Glace de Zélande . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 366. , and of foreign gardens , according to the Pom . Mag .
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A dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas . Cultivated in Kent under this name . I received specimens of this apple from Mr. Kirke of Brompton in 1819 . 21. COLE APPLE . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 190. Pom . Mag . t . 104 .
A dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas . Cultivated in Kent under this name . I received specimens of this apple from Mr. Kirke of Brompton in 1819 . 21. COLE APPLE . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 190. Pom . Mag . t . 104 .
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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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