. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. POUND REEDER Bartlett, and as the fruits are flavored very dif- ferently, being more piquant and refreshing, and are ordinarily larger and handsomer, Pitmaston ought to make a good market sort where the variety thrives. The subacid flavor makes this one of the very best pears for cuhnary purposes. The fruits keep and ship well. The trees have fewer faults than those of most of the standard varieties. They are hardy, vigorous, fairly immune to blight, and while but moderately productive, bear annually, and the large size of the fruits make the
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. POUND REEDER Bartlett, and as the fruits are flavored very dif- ferently, being more piquant and refreshing, and are ordinarily larger and handsomer, Pitmaston ought to make a good market sort where the variety thrives. The subacid flavor makes this one of the very best pears for cuhnary purposes. The fruits keep and ship well. The trees have fewer faults than those of most of the standard varieties. They are hardy, vigorous, fairly immune to blight, and while but moderately productive, bear annually, and the large size of the fruits make them high yielders. The variety should be put on pro- bation by those who grow for the markets, and is well worthy a place in all home orchards. Pitmaston was raised by John Williams, Pit- maston, England, in 1841. Tree large, vigorous, spreading, dense-topped; trunk stocky, shaggy; branches thick, slightly zigzag, reddish- brown, marked with numerous, large lenticels. Leaves 2^ inches long, 1'^ inches wide, leathery; apex abruptly pointed; margin finely serrate; petiole 1% inches long. Flowers showy, 1% inches across, well distributed, average 7 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripe in October; large, 3^ inches long, 2\^ inches wide, oblong-obovate- pyriform, symmetrical ; stem 1 inch long, thick, often curved ; cavity very shallow and ^'ery narrow or lacking, the flesh drawn up in a wrinkled fold around the base of the stem, often lipped; calyx closed, large; lobes long, broad, acute; basin shallow, obtuse, furrowed and wrinkled ; skin thin, granular, smooth, tender, dull ; color pale lemon-yellow, dotted and patched with light russet, especially around the stem, without blush; dots numerous, small, russet, conspicuous; flesh tinged with yellow, firm, somewhat granular, melting, buttery, very juicy, piquant and vinous ; quality good to very good; core large, closed, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, wide, conical; seeds narrow, long, flat, acute, very often abortive. POUND, Po
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