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This sort is budded upon the others , and is grown in gardens to produce the young almonds , which in France are eaten fresh in July , the kernel being sweet and well flavoured . 4. AMANDE DES DAMES .
This sort is budded upon the others , and is grown in gardens to produce the young almonds , which in France are eaten fresh in July , the kernel being sweet and well flavoured . 4. AMANDE DES DAMES .
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Flesh white , firm , juicy , with a sweet , brisk , sub - acid , very pleasant flavour . An early dessert fruit , ripe the middle of August . This beautiful apple was sent from the Taurida Gardens , near St. Petersburgh , to the ...
Flesh white , firm , juicy , with a sweet , brisk , sub - acid , very pleasant flavour . An early dessert fruit , ripe the middle of August . This beautiful apple was sent from the Taurida Gardens , near St. Petersburgh , to the ...
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Flesh whitish , firm , very juicy , sweet and agreeable , without perfume . Ripe the end of August , and will keep ten days or a fortnight . A very beautiful and excellent little dessert apple . 11. WHITE ASTRACAN . Hort . Soc . Cat .
Flesh whitish , firm , very juicy , sweet and agreeable , without perfume . Ripe the end of August , and will keep ten days or a fortnight . A very beautiful and excellent little dessert apple . 11. WHITE ASTRACAN . Hort . Soc . Cat .
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Juice sweet , with a slight aromatic flavour . Ripe in August and beginning of September . The branches of this tree droop in the manner of a Jargonelle Pear . It is an abundant bearer , and deserves cultivation .
Juice sweet , with a slight aromatic flavour . Ripe in August and beginning of September . The branches of this tree droop in the manner of a Jargonelle Pear . It is an abundant bearer , and deserves cultivation .
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Juice not plentiful , but sweet , and of a very good flavour . Ripe the end of August and beginning of September , and will not keep long . This is one of the sorts usually planted against walls in the Carse of Gowrie .
Juice not plentiful , but sweet , and of a very good flavour . Ripe the end of August and beginning of September , and will not keep long . This is one of the sorts usually planted against walls in the Carse of Gowrie .
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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...