 ... pale spots. Inside white, soft, juicy, melting, like a butter pear ; delicious flavour, peculiar, very slightly musky, and vinous. The tree which produces the above exquisite fruit was raised from a seed, received in a letter from Lord Petre of England,...  Magazine of Horticulture, Botany and All Useful Discoveries and Improvements ... - Page 453edited by - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Agriculture - 1832 - 780 pages
...seed, received in a letter from Lord Petre of England, about the year 1735, and planted by Mr. Bartram near one end of the dwelling-house, at the edge of a gravel walk, where it has never received any manure or rich earth. The roots extend to the walls of the house. The tree has... | |
 | Gardening - 1832 - 778 pages
...seed, received in a letter from Lord Petre of England, about the year 1735, and planted by Mr. Bartram near one end of the dwelling-house, at the edge of a gravel walk, where it has never received any manure or rich earth. The roots extend to the walls of the house. The tree has... | |
 | Country life - 1838 - 590 pages
...received in a letter from Lord Petrc, of England, about the year 1735, and planted by Mr.'Barlram nefir one end of the dwellinghouse, at 'the edge of a gravel walk, where it has nsver [in 1832,] received any manure or rich earth. The roots extend to the walls of the house.... | |
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