Archive image from page 26 of Descriptive catalogue of fruits (1881). Descriptive catalogue of fruits descriptivecatal1881ellw Year: 1881 CA TALOG UE OF FR UITS. 21 Bonne clu Puits Ansault (Leroy '65)—Medium size; melting, juicy, and very fine grained; one of the finest in quality of all pears, superior to Seckel. Tree a poor grower, which necessitates top grafting in order to obtain good standard trees. Bears when quite young. Price $ each. September. BONNE DU PUITS ANSAULT. Duhamel du Monceau (Andre Leroy '65)—Large, long pyriform, skin rather rough, nearly covered with brownish russ
Archive image from page 26 of Descriptive catalogue of fruits (1881). Descriptive catalogue of fruits descriptivecatal1881ellw Year: 1881 CA TALOG UE OF FR UITS. 21 Bonne clu Puits Ansault (Leroy '65)—Medium size; melting, juicy, and very fine grained; one of the finest in quality of all pears, superior to Seckel. Tree a poor grower, which necessitates top grafting in order to obtain good standard trees. Bears when quite young. Price $ each. September. BONNE DU PUITS ANSAULT. Duhamel du Monceau (Andre Leroy '65)—Large, long pyriform, skin rather rough, nearly covered with brownish russet, flesh melting, juicy, with the flavor of Winter Nelis; a delicious pear. Tree a moderate growev. November, De- cember. Eiig'ene Appert (Andre Leroy '65)—Medium size; flesh melting, sweet, perfumed; a delicious pear, flavor of Gransel's Bergamot. A moderate grower as a stand- ard. Does not succeed so well on the quince. October. Frederick Clapp—We are indebted to the Hon. Marshall P. Wilder for the fol- lowing description: 'Form generally obovate, but somewhat variable; size above medium; skin thin, smooth and fair, clear lemon yellow; flesh fine grained, very juicy and melting, flavor sprightly, acidulous, rich and aromatic; season October 15th to November 1st, remaining sound at core to the last; quality wry good to best, and will be highly esteemed by those who like acidulous pears. It has been exhibited for many years by the originators, Messrs. F. & L. Clapp, of Dorchester, Mass. Of this pear the committee of the Massachusetts Hor- ticultural Society have reported favorably for years. Of its quality they state in 1873, 'It. was pronounced decidedly superior to Beurre Superfin, and is re- garded by all who have seen it as the highest bred and most refined of all the many seedlings shown by Messrs. Clapp.' It is probably a cross between Beurre Superfin and Urbaniste, the tree resembling in habit the latter variety, and may safely be commended as worthy of trial by
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