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The nuts of these are large , fully one inch and a half long , smooth , and of a dull colour : the shell is thick and hard , the kernel small , and not high flavoured . - -- This is an improved variety of the former , and differs from ...
The nuts of these are large , fully one inch and a half long , smooth , and of a dull colour : the shell is thick and hard , the kernel small , and not high flavoured . - -- This is an improved variety of the former , and differs from ...
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Stalk short , thick , not deeply inserted . Skin very thick and tough , pale bright lemon colour when fully ripe , intermixed with a little bright green , and sprinkled with numerous spots of the same . Flesh inclining to yellow ...
Stalk short , thick , not deeply inserted . Skin very thick and tough , pale bright lemon colour when fully ripe , intermixed with a little bright green , and sprinkled with numerous spots of the same . Flesh inclining to yellow ...
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Stalk thick , and very short . 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 .
Stalk thick , and very short . 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 .
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Stalk short , thick . Skin greenish yellow , richly and closely streaked with deep red . Flesh white , juicy , breaking , sub - acid , very rich and agreeable , without any perfume or spicy flavour . Ripe the beginning and middle of ...
Stalk short , thick . Skin greenish yellow , richly and closely streaked with deep red . Flesh white , juicy , breaking , sub - acid , very rich and agreeable , without any perfume or spicy flavour . Ripe the beginning and middle of ...
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knobs . the angular protuberances uniting round the eye in large Stalk short and thick , inserted in a very regular cavity . Skin greenish yellow , thickly sprinkled with yellow russetty spots , and nearly covered with a bright red .
knobs . the angular protuberances uniting round the eye in large Stalk short and thick , inserted in a very regular cavity . Skin greenish yellow , thickly sprinkled with yellow russetty spots , and nearly covered with a bright red .
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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...