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Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over great part of the surface spotted with russet , with a little coarse russet surrounding the stalk . The greatest part of the red colour is covered with a ...
Skin greenish yellow in the shade , deep crimson on the exposed side , and over great part of the surface spotted with russet , with a little coarse russet surrounding the stalk . The greatest part of the red colour is covered with a ...
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... dashed on the sunny side with faint red , intermixed with light russet . Flesh crisp , pale yellow . Juice saccharine and aromatic . A dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas . Cultivated in Kent under this name .
... dashed on the sunny side with faint red , intermixed with light russet . Flesh crisp , pale yellow . Juice saccharine and aromatic . A dessert apple from Michaelmas to Christmas . Cultivated in Kent under this name .
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Eye large , in proportion to the size of the fruit , but very shallow , surrounded by a fine thin russet . Skin pale green on the shaded side ; on that exposed to the sun , of a very pure , clear yellow , free from specks .
Eye large , in proportion to the size of the fruit , but very shallow , surrounded by a fine thin russet . Skin pale green on the shaded side ; on that exposed to the sun , of a very pure , clear yellow , free from specks .
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Skin pale , dull yellow , very much covered with a rough grey russet , and a little tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellowish , crisp . Juice saccharine , with a very pleasant . aromatic flavour .
Skin pale , dull yellow , very much covered with a rough grey russet , and a little tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellowish , crisp . Juice saccharine , with a very pleasant . aromatic flavour .
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Skin yellowish russet , of a bright red intermixed with russet on the sunny side . Flesh firm , crisp , never becoming mealy . Juice plentiful , of a rich saccharine flavour . An Irish dessert apple , ripening in October ...
Skin yellowish russet , of a bright red intermixed with russet on the sunny side . Flesh firm , crisp , never becoming mealy . Juice plentiful , of a rich saccharine flavour . An Irish dessert apple , ripening in October ...
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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...