. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1905, . .Section of Kit-on. 48 THE REPORT OF THE No. 17 SOUVENIR. (Souvenir du Congres). A very large, showy i:)ear, but coarse in flesh and of ordinary quality. Single trees arefound in many Ontario fruit gardens, but so far we know of no orchards of this variety plantedfor profit. Hogg, the British poniologist, however, speaks of it more highly, as follows :— Avery handsome and excellent pear ; ripe in the end of August and the beginning of has a great resemblance to the Williams (Bartlett), l>ut is quite a distinct f Souvenir du C
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1905, . .Section of Kit-on. 48 THE REPORT OF THE No. 17 SOUVENIR. (Souvenir du Congres). A very large, showy i:)ear, but coarse in flesh and of ordinary quality. Single trees arefound in many Ontario fruit gardens, but so far we know of no orchards of this variety plantedfor profit. Hogg, the British poniologist, however, speaks of it more highly, as follows :— Avery handsome and excellent pear ; ripe in the end of August and the beginning of has a great resemblance to the Williams (Bartlett), l>ut is quite a distinct f Souvenir du Congres. Origin: France, byM. Morel, of Lyon-Vaise, and dedicated to the Pomological Congressof France. Tree : Vigorous and productive, ])yraiiiidal. 1904 FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 49 SOUVENIR (Souvenir (lu Congr^e) .—(onlinued. Fruit: Very large, section photographed measured 4i x 3^ inchen ; form oblong ,indulating in outline ; col.)r dear yellow ripe, with a red cheek and many brown dot« ; nteni^ of an inch long, stout, much , inserted without a cavity ; calyx large, oi>en, set in adeep basin. Flesh: Color white; texture tender, juicy, melting; Havor rich, vinous, aromatic, Home-what resembling that of Bartlett.
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