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Or what resemblance can now be traced between the delicious Beurré Pears , whose flesh is so succulent , rich , and melting , and that hard , stony , astringent fruit , which even birds and animals refuse to eat ?
Or what resemblance can now be traced between the delicious Beurré Pears , whose flesh is so succulent , rich , and melting , and that hard , stony , astringent fruit , which even birds and animals refuse to eat ?
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It bakes of a fine , clear amber colour , perfectly melting , with a rich acidity . An old tree of it is growing in the neighbourhood of Downham Market , in Norfolk , from which specimens of the fruit were exhibited at the Horticultural ...
It bakes of a fine , clear amber colour , perfectly melting , with a rich acidity . An old tree of it is growing in the neighbourhood of Downham Market , in Norfolk , from which specimens of the fruit were exhibited at the Horticultural ...
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... a very faint mottling of green appearing through the skin near the eye ; pale clear yellow on the shaded side , and brilliant crimson next the sun , the two colours scarcely melting into each other , but separating rather abruptly .
... a very faint mottling of green appearing through the skin near the eye ; pale clear yellow on the shaded side , and brilliant crimson next the sun , the two colours scarcely melting into each other , but separating rather abruptly .
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Flesh yellowish , sweeter and more melting than the old Nonpareil , with a richly sugared and slightly aromatic juice . A dessert apple from October till Christmas . This very valuable apple was raised by John Braddick , Esq . , in his ...
Flesh yellowish , sweeter and more melting than the old Nonpareil , with a richly sugared and slightly aromatic juice . A dessert apple from October till Christmas . This very valuable apple was raised by John Braddick , Esq . , in his ...
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Flesh inclining to yellow , mixed with green ; tender , and melting . Juice plentiful , sweet , with a delicious flavour , scarcely inferior to that of the Golden Pippin . An Irish dessert apple , of high reputation , ripe in November ...
Flesh inclining to yellow , mixed with green ; tender , and melting . Juice plentiful , sweet , with a delicious flavour , scarcely inferior to that of the Golden Pippin . An Irish dessert apple , of high reputation , ripe in November ...
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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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