Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . Beurrk Djel. Flesh, cream color, mod-erately fine, except at thecore, juicy, buttery, aro-matic, sweet, and when wellgrown and well ripened verydelicious. Season op use, Novemberand December, just preced-ing the Lawrence. Quality, dessert, verygood. Value, home market, sec-ond rate, because lacking incolor ; foreign market, pos-sibly first rate, because itcarries well and has fineflavor, but not yet tested inthis respect. Adaptation, n o tproved (1897). yet Beurre Diel (Section). 62 FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS. DUCHESS. (Duchess
Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . Beurrk Djel. Flesh, cream color, mod-erately fine, except at thecore, juicy, buttery, aro-matic, sweet, and when wellgrown and well ripened verydelicious. Season op use, Novemberand December, just preced-ing the Lawrence. Quality, dessert, verygood. Value, home market, sec-ond rate, because lacking incolor ; foreign market, pos-sibly first rate, because itcarries well and has fineflavor, but not yet tested inthis respect. Adaptation, n o tproved (1897). yet Beurre Diel (Section). 62 FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS. DUCHESS. (Duchess dAngouleme, LeRoy and Downing ; Angouleme, American Pomological Society ; Duchesse, common name in France.) For many years this pear was counted among the best and most profitable varieties inOntario, especially when grown on quince stock, and. in consequence has been largely planted ;but since 1890 the Canadian markets for fruit have been overstocked, and-prices for this pearhave ruled low, even if held until December ; and the fruit itself has been inferior m
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