Archive image from page 122 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 MOUNT VERNON ONTARIO 97 90. Mount Vernon. (xy2) granular, tender, buttery, very juicy, aromatic, with a rich, vinous flavor ; quality very good ; core closed, with clasping core-lines; calj-x-tube short, narrow, conical; seeds wide, acute. MOUNT VERNON. Fig. 90. As a dis- tinct type, and because the pears ripen at a season when there are few other varieties of this fruit, Mount Vernon has a prominent place in the list of worthy American pears. The top shape and red
Archive image from page 122 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 MOUNT VERNON ONTARIO 97 90. Mount Vernon. (xy2) granular, tender, buttery, very juicy, aromatic, with a rich, vinous flavor ; quality very good ; core closed, with clasping core-lines; calj-x-tube short, narrow, conical; seeds wide, acute. MOUNT VERNON. Fig. 90. As a dis- tinct type, and because the pears ripen at a season when there are few other varieties of this fruit, Mount Vernon has a prominent place in the list of worthy American pears. The top shape and reddish-russet color make this a unique pear in appearance, and the greenish-yel- low, granular, spicy, piquant flesh consti- tute very distinct characters in the qual- ity of the fruits. Lack of uniformity in shape and small size are the chief defects. The va- riety becomes further valuable because it ripens in early win- ter, and under good conditions may be kept until midwinter. The tree is vigorous but has a small, dense head with numerous, short, stocky branches, many of which droop, the aspect given the top bj- these peculiarities being quite distinct. The variety is worthy when a winter pear is wanted whether for home or market. Mount Vernon originated from a chance seedling in the garden of Samuel Walker, Roxbur>', Massachusetts, about 1847. Tree large, vigorous, spreading, with many drooping branches, dense-topped, hardy, productive, 'long-lived; trunk stocky, medium to rough ; branches thick, some- what shaggy, reddish-brown, marked by few large lenticels. Leaves 2', inches long, 1 inches wide, oval, medium to thick, leathery; apex taper-pointed; margin crenate, tipped with rudimentary glands; petiole 1 inches long. Flowers 1 inches across, in dense clusters, 7 to 9 buds in a cluster. Fruit ripe in late October and November; medium in size, 2 inches long, 2 inches wide, uniform in size, oblong-pjTiform, with unequal sides ; stem 1 inch long, thick, usually cuned ; cav
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