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... -the books in which a faithful figure may be found , the purposes for which it is best adapted , the seasons when it is in the greatest perfection , -and topics of a similar kind , have been in all cases treated with especial care .
... -the books in which a faithful figure may be found , the purposes for which it is best adapted , the seasons when it is in the greatest perfection , -and topics of a similar kind , have been in all cases treated with especial care .
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Fruit large , of a flattish and somewhat irregular figure , about two inches and a half deep , and three inches and a quarter in diameter . Eye rather large , with a long connivent calyx , deeply sunk in an irregularly angled basin .
Fruit large , of a flattish and somewhat irregular figure , about two inches and a half deep , and three inches and a quarter in diameter . Eye rather large , with a long connivent calyx , deeply sunk in an irregularly angled basin .
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Fruit middle sized , of a very regular round figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep . Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather ...
Fruit middle sized , of a very regular round figure , and free from angles on its sides , about two inches and a half in diameter , and two inches and a quarter deep . Eye small , with a short , closed calyx , in a very regular , rather ...
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Fruit pretty large , of a very regular figure , nearly as broad as it is wide , with five obscure angles , extending from the sides into the crown . Eye small . Stalk short in a shallow base . Skin yellow , with numerous green specks ...
Fruit pretty large , of a very regular figure , nearly as broad as it is wide , with five obscure angles , extending from the sides into the crown . Eye small . Stalk short in a shallow base . Skin yellow , with numerous green specks ...
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Fruit very large , of an oblong figure , with five ribs extending from the base to the crown ; the three upper ones being the broadest , and the two lower ones the shortest and most acute , in the manner of the Catshead .
Fruit very large , of an oblong figure , with five ribs extending from the base to the crown ; the three upper ones being the broadest , and the two lower ones the shortest and most acute , in the manner of the Catshead .
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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...