. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. As a commercial pear, es- pecially for a distant market, we know of no variet_v of the same season that is superior to this variety. Its large size, and tire beautiful cheek which it takes on during the month of October, its excel- lent shipping and keeping qualities, all these combine to make it a profitable var- iety, and one that is easily grown, either as dwarf or standard. The quality is vari- able according to the condi- tions of growth ; in France it is counted very good ; in England, poor; with us, when well ripened, it is only good. Origin : Nan
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. As a commercial pear, es- pecially for a distant market, we know of no variet_v of the same season that is superior to this variety. Its large size, and tire beautiful cheek which it takes on during the month of October, its excel- lent shipping and keeping qualities, all these combine to make it a profitable var- iety, and one that is easily grown, either as dwarf or standard. The quality is vari- able according to the condi- tions of growth ; in France it is counted very good ; in England, poor; with us, when well ripened, it is only good. Origin : Nantes, in France with a gardener named Clair- geau, about 1838. Tree : first-class in vigor, hardiness and productive- ness ; wood, stout, and up- right in habit of growth ; branches, numerous, grown as a dwarf can be trained to make a fine pyramid, but succeeds best as a standard ; an early bearer. Fruit : large, one - sided, pyriform ; skin, green, turn- ing pale yellow at maturity, almost overspread with splashings and dots of russet, which completely cover it about the stock and the calvx ; orange red on sunny side ; stalk, 5 i"ch long, stout, Heshy at the base, usually 'set at an angle with the axis ; calyx, small, open, in a shallow furrowed basin. Flksh : white, coarse grained, juicy, with sweet, aromatic and vinous flavor. Value : home or foreign mar- ket, first class. Q II A L I T Y : cooking igood ; dessert good Season : Oct- ober to Novem- ber. Adaptation : succeeds admir- ably as fai'north as Thorubury ; and east as far as 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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