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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857. Excerpt: ... PEABS. Abbott. Color, dark green, with reddish brown cheek; form, oblong obovate; size, 2; use, table; texture, sugary and buttery; quality, 2; season, August and September. Eemarks.--From Ehode Island. Adele De St. J)enis. Color, yellow, with some russet; form, obovate, irregular; size, 2 to 1; use, table; texture, melting, juicy; quality, 3; season, September. Remarks.--Yery little known here yet. Foreign. Alpha. Color, pale yellowish green, with some reddish spots, then pale yellow blush; form, obovate, and a little oblong; size, 2; use, table; texture, buttery; quality, 2 to 3; season, September and October. Eemarks.--A seedling, from Belgium, of Yan Mons. It is a moderately pleasant and passable fruit. Amire Joannet. Color, green and yellow; form, pyriform; size, 3; use, table; texture, buttery; quality, 2 to 3; season, June and July. Eemarks.--Synonymous with Early Sugarv and St. John. Exhibited before the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, by Mr. McWilliams, Nurseryman and Pomologist. Althorpe Crassane. Color, pale green; form, roundish obovate; size, 2; use, table; texture, buttery; quality, 2; season, October and November. Eemarks.--The quality of this pear is not always equal. But generally it may be pronounced "very good." It is of foreign origin. Ambrette. Sometimes called Tilton. Color, green; form, oblong; size, 2 to 3; use, table; texture, juicy, buttery; quality, 2; season, November to February. Eemarks.--Besembles, a little, Echasserie. It is a good pear. Ambrosia. Echasserie by some. Color, green; form, roundish; size, 3; use, table; texture, buttery; quality, 2 j season, January. Eemarks.--Foreign. Hardly worthy of cultivation. Amande Double, or Amanda's Double. Color, yellow and red; form, pyriform; size, 2; use, table; texture, coarse;...
