. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 164 REPORT OX THE No. ^'ICAR ( Ticar of Winkjield of Hogg; Cure of Leroy.) A "French pear considerably grown in Ontario as a winter pear, but it does not reach its best perfection in our climate and does not deserve a place in our orchards. Orioin : found wild near Clion, France, by ]M. Leroy, curate of Villiers-en-Brenne, in the year 1760 ; distributed in Franco under sixteen different names ; introduced into England by the Rev. W. L. Rham, vicar of AVinklield, in Berkshire, hence its English name. Tree : vigorous, but somewhat susceptible to bligh
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 164 REPORT OX THE No. ^'ICAR ( Ticar of Winkjield of Hogg; Cure of Leroy.) A "French pear considerably grown in Ontario as a winter pear, but it does not reach its best perfection in our climate and does not deserve a place in our orchards. Orioin : found wild near Clion, France, by ]M. Leroy, curate of Villiers-en-Brenne, in the year 1760 ; distributed in Franco under sixteen different names ; introduced into England by the Rev. W. L. Rham, vicar of AVinklield, in Berkshire, hence its English name. Tree : vigorous, but somewhat susceptible to blight ; very productive. Fruit ; large ; form long pyriform, one-sided ; skin green, seldom tinged with brown on the sunny side, and marked with small brown dots ; stem usually one and a half inches long, fleshy at base, and inserted obliquely without a cavity ; calyx open, with large segments, set in a shallow basin. Flesh : greenish white ; texture firm, not very juicy as grown in Ontario ; flavor fair, if well ripened. Quality ; dessert very poor ; cooking fair. Value ; home and foreign market second class. Seasox ; early winter. â fflLDEK. A valuable early market pear, being beautiful in appearance, of fair size and very good flavor ; proliably the liest of its season, but inclined to rot at the core if left hanging on the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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