A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Fruits Cultivated in Great Britain: with Kalendars of the Work Required in the Orchard and Kitchen Garden During Every Month in the Year |
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... Skin of a pale yellow , with- out any mixture of colour . Flesh approaching to yel- low , firm and crisp , with a pleasant brisk juice , having much the highest flavour of any of the very early apples . A Scotch dessert apple , ripe the ...
... Skin of a pale yellow , with- out any mixture of colour . Flesh approaching to yel- low , firm and crisp , with a pleasant brisk juice , having much the highest flavour of any of the very early apples . A Scotch dessert apple , ripe the ...
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... Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yel- low 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 , and ...
... Skin pale greenish yellow , becoming bright yel- low 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 , and ...
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... Skin greenish yellow , slightly streaked with red , but on the sunny side beautifully marbled , and streaked with bright red and orange . Flesh yellowish white , crisp , and very tender . Juice sugary , and of a rich aromatic flavour ...
... Skin greenish yellow , slightly streaked with red , but on the sunny side beautifully marbled , and streaked with bright red and orange . Flesh yellowish white , crisp , and very tender . Juice sugary , and of a rich aromatic flavour ...
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... Skin covered with a fine bloom , with broad , broken , irregular stripes of red next the sun , and paler and more distant marking of the same kind in the shade . Flesh firm , yellowish white , occasionally tinged with pink next the skin ...
... Skin covered with a fine bloom , with broad , broken , irregular stripes of red next the sun , and paler and more distant marking of the same kind in the shade . Flesh firm , yellowish white , occasionally tinged with pink next the skin ...
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... Skin bright yellow , deeply tinged with red on the sunny side , with many indistinct white spots . Flesh yellowish , firm , juicy , and rich , nearly as highly flavoured as that of the Golden Pippin . An excellent and beautiful dessert ...
... Skin bright yellow , deeply tinged with red on the sunny side , with many indistinct white spots . Flesh yellowish , firm , juicy , and rich , nearly as highly flavoured as that of the Golden Pippin . An excellent and beautiful dessert ...
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A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden: Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... George Lindley No preview available - 2020 |
A Guide to the Orchard and Fruit Garden; Or, an Account of the Most Valuable ... John Lindley,George Lindley No preview available - 2015 |
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