. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 242 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. the Seckel, yet with the champagne smack of the d'Aremburg. It is as distinctive in its character as the ; Beurre d'Amalis. One of the hardiest and most profitable Sep- tember pears. The tree is a rampant grower, irregular and strag- gling in its habit, and very productive. Fruit large, dusky greenish yellow and sometimes faintly russetted. Flesh rather coarse grained, melting, juicy, and in quality varying from good to very good. It ripens a
. Agriculture of Maine. ... annual report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture. Agriculture -- Maine. 242 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. the Seckel, yet with the champagne smack of the d'Aremburg. It is as distinctive in its character as the ; Beurre d'Amalis. One of the hardiest and most profitable Sep- tember pears. The tree is a rampant grower, irregular and strag- gling in its habit, and very productive. Fruit large, dusky greenish yellow and sometimes faintly russetted. Flesh rather coarse grained, melting, juicy, and in quality varying from good to very good. It ripens about the same time as the Bartlett. With some cultivators in the vicinity of Portland, it has given better satisfaction than any other, owing to its combined hardiness, pro- ductiveness and good quality. It succeeds perfectly on the quince, and is rarely grown on the pear Dearborn's Seedling. Bedrre Giffard. In quality and beauty this pear is not excelled by any other early sort. Bright yellow, with a beautiful crimson cheek, melting, rich and delicious. The tree is usually a slen- der grower, although in some situations pretty vigorous. It can. 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 Maine. Board of Agriculture; Maine State Pomological Society. Annual report. Augusta
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