. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1889. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. Tlie Cafiadian Horticulturist. 3 from ten to fifteen ounces in weight, and its siiitahility for Canada is onlv conjee- specimens have been grown weighing turai. We may, however, safelv infer over twenty ounces. It has not yet been that it is hardy when we consider that fruited outside of Idaho, and therefore Lewistou is in hititucU; 46' north. DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME. ^T^IIIS tnafijnificent French pear the best condition, both as to appear- i is too well known among our ance and quality. Some of us leading fruit growe
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1889. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. Tlie Cafiadian Horticulturist. 3 from ten to fifteen ounces in weight, and its siiitahility for Canada is onlv conjee- specimens have been grown weighing turai. We may, however, safelv infer over twenty ounces. It has not yet been that it is hardy when we consider that fruited outside of Idaho, and therefore Lewistou is in hititucU; 46' north. DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME. ^T^IIIS tnafijnificent French pear the best condition, both as to appear- i is too well known among our ance and quality. Some of us leading fruit growers to need any attempted one season to keep the introiluction here. For years past Duchesse for marketing at Christmas. Fig. 2.—A Bush Pear Trek (Duchesse d'Angouleme). this and the Louise Bonne de Jersey have been planted as the two leading varieties of fall pears, and have been crowded into our city markets in October and November. One thing at least has been learned of late concerning the marketing of fruit, viz., that, as a rule, the best time for the sale of fruit is just when it is in time ; it was beyond their proper season a long way, and though with care they were preserved fairly well, the demand was scarcely as good as in October. Generally speaking, this pear should be marketed before the middle of November if in baskets, and in October if in 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 St. Catharines, E. S. Leavenworth
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