. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 102 SOUVENIR DU CONGRES SUDDUTH pointed; margin finely serrate; petiole 1V6 inches long. Flowers IVfe inches across, in dense clusters, 13 or 14 buds in a cluster. Fruit matures in Octoljer ; large, 2% inches long, 2»^ inches wide, uniform in size and shape, turbinate, symmetrical ; stem % inch long, thick, nearly straight; cavity obtuse, deep, furrowed, occasionally lipped; calyx large, open; lobes very broad, obtuse; basin wide, obtuse, symmetrical ; skin thick, granular, tender, roughish ; color dull greenish-yellow with a faint brownish-r
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 102 SOUVENIR DU CONGRES SUDDUTH pointed; margin finely serrate; petiole 1V6 inches long. Flowers IVfe inches across, in dense clusters, 13 or 14 buds in a cluster. Fruit matures in Octoljer ; large, 2% inches long, 2»^ inches wide, uniform in size and shape, turbinate, symmetrical ; stem % inch long, thick, nearly straight; cavity obtuse, deep, furrowed, occasionally lipped; calyx large, open; lobes very broad, obtuse; basin wide, obtuse, symmetrical ; skin thick, granular, tender, roughish ; color dull greenish-yellow with a faint brownish-red blush overspread with russet nettings and streaks; dots numerous, small, russet; Hesh whitish, some- what granular, tender and melting, very juicy, sweet and vinous, with a rich and pleasantly aromatic tiavor; quality very good to best; core large, closed, with clasping core-lines; short, wide, conical; seeds acute. SOUVENIR DU CONGRES. Fig. 96. Congress, Souvenir. Very similar to Clapp Favorite and Bartlett. and not as good as either in fniit, Souvenir du Congres hardly merits a place in American pomology. Yet. 96. Souvenir du Congres. (.XVz) since the crop ripens between those of the two sorts with which it has been compared, and because the fruits are larger and often hand- somer, the variety may be worthy a place in collections. The fruits are said to be larger and of better quality when the tree is double- worked on the quince. The tree is remarkable for vigor, hardihood to cold, and healthfulness; and bears so abundantly that the crop must be thinned to prevent breaking of branches. Souvenir du Congres owes its origin to Fran- gois Morel, Lyons, France. M. Alorel sowed seeds in 1852, and one of the resultant trees bore fruit in 1863, and was named Souvenir du Congres. Tree medium in size and vigor, upright-spreading, open-topped, very productive; branches zigzag, dull reddish-brown, marked by small, raised lenticels. Leaves 1% inches long, IV2 inches wide,
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