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Title: The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Thompson, Robert, 1798-1869 Watson, William, 1858-1925
Subjects: Gardening Horticulture
Publisher: London : The Gresham Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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GARDENERS ASSISTANT. Duchesse de Bordeaux.—December-February. A goodvariety of excellent flavour, keeps well. Tree strong,grows well on either stock as a pyramid, bearing well andregularly if double-grafted on the Quince. Fruit small,somewhat rounded but irregular, pale yellow and russet,with an extremely rich aromatic flavour. Duchesse de Mouchy. ■— February. Second-rate butgood in constitution and habit. Tree vigorous, succeed-ing well as a pyramid on the Quince, prolific and con-stant. Fruit large, rounded, or oblate and even, yellowwith russet, half melting, sweet, and slightly perfumed. Durondeau.—October-November. Handsome, prolific,and useful either for exhibition or market. Tree strong,thrives either on the Free stock or the Quince, remark-ably fertile and beautiful on the latter. Fruit large, long,even, smooth, russet and rich-red, tender, juicy, and rich. Easter Beurre (fig. 937).—January-March. An excel-lent variety of the highest quality in warm rich soils and V
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Pig. 937.—Pear. Easter Beurre. (*.) sunny situations. Tree of free growth, hardy, and pro-lific as an espalier or cordon on a wall when double-grafted on the Quince. Fruit large, obovate, yellowishAvith russet, buttery, and richly aromatic. Entile dHcyst.—October-November. Prolific, useful,and of good quality; the fruit must be gathered early,and does not keep many days after it is ripe. Tree veryfertile on the Quince, but much stronger on the Pear.Fruit medium, pyriform, yellowish with abundant brightrusset, melting, briskly flavoured and slightly perfumed. Eye wood.—October-November. Variable in quality,but under the best conditions of exceptional merit. Treeof moderate growth, very hardy, and prolific when double-grafted on the Quince; useful for market. Fruit small,rounded, yellowish with russet, briskly aromatic or slightlyacid, the juice abundant. Fertility.—September-October. Noted for the char-acter expressed in its name, very useful for market andorchards. Tree of fre

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