. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. SUMMER DOYENNE URBANISTE 103 seed planted by Thomas Constant in 1820, in Sangamon County, Illinois. Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, open-topped, hardy, productive; trunk stocky, shaggy, branches thick, smooth, dull reddish-brown, sprinkled with nu- merous large, raised lenticels. Leaves 3 inches long, 1% inches wide, thin, velvety ; apex taper-pointed; margin glandless, finely serrate; petiole 2 inches long, slender, tinged red, glabrous. Flowers late, 1% inches across, in dense clusters, average 8 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripe in la
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. SUMMER DOYENNE URBANISTE 103 seed planted by Thomas Constant in 1820, in Sangamon County, Illinois. Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, open-topped, hardy, productive; trunk stocky, shaggy, branches thick, smooth, dull reddish-brown, sprinkled with nu- merous large, raised lenticels. Leaves 3 inches long, 1% inches wide, thin, velvety ; apex taper-pointed; margin glandless, finely serrate; petiole 2 inches long, slender, tinged red, glabrous. Flowers late, 1% inches across, in dense clusters, average 8 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripe in late September-October; medium or below in size, 2Vi inches long, â !% inches wide, roundish-oblate, slightly conical toward the apex; stem % inch long, slender; cavity acute, deep, narrow, smooth, sometimes lipped; apex "large, open; lobes separated at the base, long, acute; basin very shallow, narrow, obtuse, occa- sionally wrinkled; skin thin, tough, smooth, dull ; color light green, without blush; dots very small, russet or greenish, very obscure; flesh greenish-white, firm, crisp, rather dry, subacid ; quality medium to poor; core large, closed, axile, with meeting core-lines; calyx wide, conical; carpels ovate; seeds variable in size, wide, flat, obtuse. SUMMER DOYENNE. The extremely early and highly flavored fruits, which are borne in prodigious quantities, make this a very desirable pear for the home garden. The fruits have no value for the markets as they are small, do not keep well, and are unattrac- tive. The tree is of medium size, comes in bearing early, is hardy, and is as free as most of Its orchard associates from blight. Both fruit and foliage suffer badly from pear-scab, and no amount of spraying can give the fruits a fair cheek in season when this fungus is epidemic. Van Mons, the great Belgian pear- breeder, is supposed to have originated this variety; Diel mentioned it among his best pears in 1812. Tree variable in size, upright, vigorous, productive; t
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