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... the sunny side , striped with crimson red on a ground of paler red ; rather transparent . Flesh white , firm , juicy , with a sweet , brisk , sub - acid , very pleasant flavour . An early dessert fruit , ripe the middle of August .
... the sunny side , striped with crimson red on a ground of paler red ; rather transparent . Flesh white , firm , juicy , with a sweet , brisk , sub - acid , very pleasant flavour . An early dessert fruit , ripe the middle of August .
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Fruit middle - sized , of an irregular globular form , with several ribs or angles on the sides , which become quite prominent round the eye . ... Skin pale yellow , with a slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side .
Fruit middle - sized , of an irregular globular form , with several ribs or angles on the sides , which become quite prominent round the eye . ... Skin pale yellow , with a slight pale tinge of red on the sunny side .
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Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellow , tender . Juice saccharine , with a mixture of acid , and a very slight perfume . It is ready for tarts in July , and will keep till October or ...
Skin pale greenish yellow , tinged with orange on the sunny side . Flesh greenish yellow , tender . Juice saccharine , with a mixture of acid , and a very slight perfume . It is ready for tarts in July , and will keep till October or ...
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Fruit middle - sized , roundish , angular on the sides , and ribbed at the apex . Eye depressed in a small hollow . Stalk thick , and very short . Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a ...
Fruit middle - sized , roundish , angular on the sides , and ribbed at the apex . Eye depressed in a small hollow . Stalk thick , and very short . Skin smooth , with a few faint streaks of red on the sunny side , and covered with a ...
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Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yellow when highly ripened , marbled and streaked with red on the sunny side , like the Nonesuch . Flesh pale yellowish white , tender . Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine ...
Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yellow when highly ripened , marbled and streaked with red on the sunny side , like the Nonesuch . Flesh pale yellowish white , tender . Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine ...
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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...