Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . As a commercial pear, es-pecially for a distant market,we know of no variety of thesame season that is superiorto this variety. Its largesize, and the beautiful cheekwhich it take3 on during themonth of October, its excel-lent shipping and keepingqualities, all these combineto make it a profitable var-iety, and one that is easilygrown, either as dwarf orstandard, though usuallylarge and tine sized as theformer. The quality is vari-able according to the condi-tions of growth ; in Franceit is counted first quality ; inEngland, th
Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . As a commercial pear, es-pecially for a distant market,we know of no variety of thesame season that is superiorto this variety. Its largesize, and the beautiful cheekwhich it take3 on during themonth of October, its excel-lent shipping and keepingqualities, all these combineto make it a profitable var-iety, and one that is easilygrown, either as dwarf orstandard, though usuallylarge and tine sized as theformer. The quality is vari-able according to the condi-tions of growth ; in Franceit is counted first quality ; inEngland, third quality ; withus, when well ripened, it issecond rate. Origin, Nantes, in France,With a gardener named Clair-geau, about 1834. Tree, first-class in vigor,hardiness and productive-ness ; wood, stout, and up-right in habit of growth ;branches, numerous, grownas a dwarf can be trained tomake a fine pyramid ; anearly bearer. Fruit, large, 4^ inches longby 3tj inches in width, one-sided, pyriform ; skin, green,turning pale yellow at ma-turity, almost overspread. FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 59 CLAPPS FAVORITE. Clapps Favorite is a beautifulpear where well grown and wellcolored. It is also of good quality,so that it is well fitted to be a pro-fitable market pear ; with one fault,that it soon passes out of primecondition, and, if allowed to ripenon the trees, it will rot at the this account the fruit must begathered as soon as full grown andwell colored, and shipped whilefirm. Origin. Raised by ThaddensClapp, of Dorchester, Mass., Tree, upright, vigorous grower,somewhat spreading, forming asymmetrical top ; bears fruit ofuniformly large size, pretty evenly .? , ?.? : ? ? ???
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