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Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine , and of a very pleasant flavour . A culinary apple in October and November . This apple has very much the appearance of a small Nonesuch , from which it has probably originated .
Juice rather thin , smart , slightly saccharine , and of a very pleasant flavour . A culinary apple in October and November . This apple has very much the appearance of a small Nonesuch , from which it has probably originated .
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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 green , becoming yellow , tinged with orange where exposed to the sun , slightly marked with thin russet . Flesh yellowish white , very crisp and tender . Juice plentiful , saccharine , combined with a smart brisk acid .
Skin pale green , becoming yellow , tinged with orange where exposed to the sun , slightly marked with thin russet . Flesh yellowish white , very crisp and tender . Juice plentiful , saccharine , combined with a smart brisk acid .
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Eye open , seated rather deeply in an oblique , uneven , obtusely angled basin . Stalk half an inch long , in a somewhat shallow cavity , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale yellow , nearly covered with a thin deep salmon colour ...
Eye open , seated rather deeply in an oblique , uneven , obtusely angled basin . Stalk half an inch long , in a somewhat shallow cavity , not protruding beyond the base . Skin pale yellow , nearly covered with a thin deep salmon colour ...
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Skin yellow , marbled and shaded on the sunny side with a lively red , intermixed with a thin grey russet . Flesh white , firm , and crisp . Juice brisk and well flavoured . A beautiful dessert apple , from November till March .
Skin yellow , marbled and shaded on the sunny side with a lively red , intermixed with a thin grey russet . Flesh white , firm , and crisp . Juice brisk and well flavoured . A beautiful dessert apple , from November till March .
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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...