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Gilliflower

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GILLIFLOWER.

The old variety which is correctly known among pomologists as the Black Gilliflower is commonly known to fruit growers by the simple name Gilliflower. For an account of this variety the reader is referred to Black Gilliflower.

The Cornish Gilliflower is a very old English variety quite distinct from the Black Gilliflower. It was formerly somewhat grown but it is now practically obsolete in New York.

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GILLIFLOWER.

The old variety which is correctly known among pomologists as the Black Gilliflower is commonly known to fruit growers by the simple name Gilliflower. For an account of this variety the reader is referred to Black Gilliflower.

The Cornish Gilliflower is a very old English variety quite distinct from the Black Gilliflower. It was formerly somewhat grown but it is now practically obsolete in New York.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)
Black Gilliflower Cornish Gilliflower Scollop Gilliflower