 Plumbs there are of 3 sorts. The red and white are like our hedge plumbs: but the other, which they call Putchamins, grow as high as a Palmeta. The fruit is like a medler; it is first greene, then yellow, and red when it is ripe: if it be not ripe it...  Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington - Page 53by Biological Society of Washington - 1882Full view - About this book
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1860 - 570 lehte
...which they call Pntchamins, grow as high as a Palmeta, the frnit is like a Medler, it is first green, then yellow, and red when it is ripe. If it be not ripe, it will draw a man's month awry, with mnch torment ; bnt when it is ripe, it a delicioas as an apricot. — Smith's Virginia,... | |
 | 1860 - 1126 lehte
...indigenous plum, with fruit much like a medlar, first green, then yellow, and red when ripe. " If it bo not ripe, it will draw a man's mouth awry with much torment. If ripe, it is as delicious as an apricot." The valiant captain's description of the fruit is a very... | |
 | Charles De Wolf Brownell - 1864 - 778 lehte
...will recognize the " putchamin," whose " fruit is like a medlar; it is first green, then yellow, then red, when it is ripe ; if it be not ripe, it will draw a man's mouth awry, with much torment." Broth or bread made from the " chcchinquamin," (chincopin,) was considered a great dainty. . With a... | |
 | Thomas Farrington De Voe - 1867 - 488 lehte
...when he says : " We daily feasted with good bread, Virginia pease, pumpions, and PutcJtamins," and " if it be not ripe, it will draw a man's mouth awry with much torment. If ripe, it is as delicious as an Apricot." The ripe fruit are about as large and much shaped like... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 702 lehte
...which they call Putchamins, grow as high as a palmeta; the fruit is like a medler ; it is first green, then yellow, and red when it is ripe ; if it be not ripe it '11 draw a man's mouth awry with much torment ; but when it is ripe, it is as delicate as an apricote."... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 700 lehte
...which they call Putchamins, grow as high as a palmeta; the fruit is. like a medler ; it is first green, then yellow, and red when it is ripe; if it be not ripe it '11 draw a man's mouth awry with much torment ; but when it is ripe, it is as delicate as an apricote."... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1872 - 706 lehte
...which they call Putchamins, grow as high as a palmeta; the fruit is like a medler ; it is first green, then yellow, and red when it is ripe ; if it be not ripe it '11 draw a man's mouth awry with much torment ; but when it is ripe, it is as delicate as an apricote."... | |
 | John Russell Bartlett - 1877 - 886 lehte
...Palmcta, the fruit ia like a Medler, it is first green, then yellow, and red when it is ripe. If it b« not ripe, it will draw a man's mouth awry, with much torment; hut, when it is ripe, it is delicious as an apricot. — Smith's Virginia (1632), Book II. Persimeruu,... | |
 | Biological Society of Washington - 1882 - 502 lehte
...says. •' are of three sorts. * * • That which they call Putehamius grow as high as a Paltncta ; the fruit is like a Medler ; it is first greene, then...including the " moos," now spoken of for the first time,f 16 of birds, and 27 " fishes." His descriptions of the abundance of fishes are often quoted.... | |
 | John Smith - 1884 - 1150 lehte
...the other, which they call [1607-9J Putchamins, grow as high as a Palmeta. The fruit is like (/-ass-l a medler ; it is first greene, then yellow, and red when it is ripe : if it be not ripe it will drawe a mans mouth awrie with much torment ; but when it is ripe, it is as delicious as an Apricock.... | |
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