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The nuts of the common almond are about one inch and a quarter long , with a hard smooth shell , containing a kernel of little value in comparison with some others . It is the most common in France , and the young plants from it are ...
The nuts of the common almond are about one inch and a quarter long , with a hard smooth shell , containing a kernel of little value in comparison with some others . It is the most common in France , and the young plants from it are ...
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Skin very smooth and shining ; on the side next the sun bright yellow , tinged a little with orange , which gradually fades away on the shaded side into a pale lemon colour , and marked throughout with pale scattered dots .
Skin very smooth and shining ; on the side next the sun bright yellow , tinged a little with orange , which gradually fades away on the shaded side into a pale lemon colour , and marked throughout with pale scattered dots .
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Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a white bloom . Flesh snow - white , often transparent in part , tender , juicy , crisp , very pleasant and delicate . Ripe in August , and will keep ...
Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a white bloom . Flesh snow - white , often transparent in part , tender , juicy , crisp , very pleasant and delicate . Ripe in August , and will keep ...
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Stalk an inch Stalk an inch long , slender , about half inserted in a funnel - shaped cavity . Skin smooth , pale orange yellow , generally tinged with red next the sun , and faintly streaked with the same APPLES . 31.
Stalk an inch Stalk an inch long , slender , about half inserted in a funnel - shaped cavity . Skin smooth , pale orange yellow , generally tinged with red next the sun , and faintly streaked with the same APPLES . 31.
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Skin perfectly smooth , of a clear bright yellow , without any blush of red ; but having a few small reddish spots , E and generally two or three small patches of russet . APPLES . 49.
Skin perfectly smooth , of a clear bright yellow , without any blush of red ; but having a few small reddish spots , E and generally two or three small patches of russet . APPLES . 49.
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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...