Fruits
In the nineteenth century, gentleman farmers began to hybridize new varieties of fruit. The Clapp’s Favorite Pear is one of the notable varieties, still in production today.Some brief text explaining the context of these profiles, perhaps some history about the building of Dorchester. Not to exceed 100 words.
Plate from Fruits of America
The following is from Fruits of America.
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The Clapp Favorite Pear was developed by the Clapp family in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the 19th century as a ...
The Dorchester Blackberry was first brought to the notice at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1841 by ...
Print of Downer's Late Cherry from Massachusetts Horticultural Society Transactions volume 1, Boston, ...
President Wilder Strawberry
Named for Marshall Pinckney Wilder, Dorchester resident, President of the ...
Plate of the Tolman Sweet Apple from The Apples of New York. (Albany, 1905)
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