The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches (1910) (14598110349)

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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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ce.Early Grosse MignonneHales Early.Princess of Wales.Sea Eagle. Subdivision 2.—Flowers small.Bellegarde.Crimson Galande.Late Admirable.Stirling Castle.Violette Hative.Walburton Admirable. Division 4.—Leaves crenate, ivith reniform gland Subdivision 1.—Flowers largeDr. Hogg. Early Beatrice. The Nectarine Peach. Subdivision 2 — Flowers small.Dagmar.Early Alfred.Golden Eagle.Prince of Wales.Salwav. Class II.—Clingstone Peaches. Flesh firm, adhering to the stone. The divisions and subdivisions in this class are the same as inthe preceding one, but few of the varieties are worthy ofcultivation in this country. Division 3.—Leaves crenate, with globose glands. Flowers large. Alexander. Division 4.—Leaves crenate. with reniform glands.Flowers small.Early Louise. 190 THE GAKDENERS ASSISTANT. Description of Varieties. Abec.—Fruit large, round, yellowish-green on shadedside, deep-red where exposed to the sun; flesh melting,juicy, sweet, and richly-flavoured. Ripening mid-August;
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Fig. 993.-Peach. Bellegarde. (J.) a first - rate variety. Tree tender ; one of the best forsecond early house. Alexander.—Fruit large, round, somewhat flattened,greenish-white on shaded side, very dark-red where ex-posed to the sun; flesh greenish-white, clinging slightly,tender, juicy, and of good flavour. The best of the veryearly varieties, but difficult to manage under warmtreatment under glass, owing to premature develop-ment of the buds in the autumn, which causes themto fall in the spring; good for a cold house. Alsoripens on a south wall about July 19th. It is simi-lar to Amsden, June, and Waterloo, and was intro-duced from Illinois, U.S.A., by Mr. Rivers in 1874. Alexandra Noblesse.—Fruit very large, round;skin pale, with the exception of some red dots on theside next the sun; flesh white, pale at the stone,from which it parts freely, juicy, melting, rich, andvinous. A seedling from the old Noblesse, but,unlike that variety, the tree is not subject to mildew.It ripens in