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Fruit of the first crop , depressed , spherical , nearly three inches in diameter , and about two inches deep ; three , or more frequently four slight ridges divide it lengthways , and give it a somewhat square outline .
Fruit of the first crop , depressed , spherical , nearly three inches in diameter , and about two inches deep ; three , or more frequently four slight ridges divide it lengthways , and give it a somewhat square outline .
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Four of these trees are now growing in the gardens of J. J. Bedingfeld , Esq . at Ditchingham Hall , in Norfolk . They grow to a large size , are very hardy , and great bearers . The fruit are , for the most part , produced singly on ...
Four of these trees are now growing in the gardens of J. J. Bedingfeld , Esq . at Ditchingham Hall , in Norfolk . They grow to a large size , are very hardy , and great bearers . The fruit are , for the most part , produced singly on ...
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Fruit large , of a roundish figure , rather broadest at the base , two and a half to three inches deep , and three to four inches across the widest part . Eye very hollow . and open , but slightly angular . Skin yellowish , 38 APPLES .
Fruit large , of a roundish figure , rather broadest at the base , two and a half to three inches deep , and three to four inches across the widest part . Eye very hollow . and open , but slightly angular . Skin yellowish , 38 APPLES .
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One of its fruit fourteen inches and three quarters in circumference , and four inches in height , weighed one pound seven ounces and a half avoirdupoise . 118. BARCELONA PEARMAIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 747. Pom . Mag . t . 85 .
One of its fruit fourteen inches and three quarters in circumference , and four inches in height , weighed one pound seven ounces and a half avoirdupoise . 118. BARCELONA PEARMAIN . Hort . Soc . Cat . No. 747. Pom . Mag . t . 85 .
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This is not the case in all the fruit of this sort , but it is so in three out of four throughout the whole crop , and is one of its most distinguishing characters . Skin bright yellow , marbled nearly all over with faint red and orange ...
This is not the case in all the fruit of this sort , but it is so in three out of four throughout the whole crop , and is one of its most distinguishing characters . Skin bright yellow , marbled nearly all over with faint red and orange ...
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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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