. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 130 REPORT ON THE No. 24. BARTLETT ( Williawf:' Boiicrctien). No pear of the same seaeon equals in popularity the Bart- lett, for either dessert or canning. Indeed, while it is in the market, no other pear compares with it in price or brings as much profit to the grower. Of late large orch- ards of this one variety have been planted in Canada, and there is a growing demand for it in the Northwest Pro- vinces. With trustworthy cold storage it may be ex- ported to Great Britain w ith profit. Barti 'Origin : Berkshire, England, 1770, propagated by Mr. Willi
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 130 REPORT ON THE No. 24. BARTLETT ( Williawf:' Boiicrctien). No pear of the same seaeon equals in popularity the Bart- lett, for either dessert or canning. Indeed, while it is in the market, no other pear compares with it in price or brings as much profit to the grower. Of late large orch- ards of this one variety have been planted in Canada, and there is a growing demand for it in the Northwest Pro- vinces. With trustworthy cold storage it may be ex- ported to Great Britain w ith profit. Barti 'Origin : Berkshire, England, 1770, propagated by Mr. Williams, near London. Introduced into America and disseminated by Enoch Bartlett of Boston. ['1 Tree : healthy, vigorous, half- hardy, overcomes blight better than most varieties, very produc- tive. Feuit : large, oblong, obtuse, pyriform ; color yellow, with very numerous minute brown dots, often ruseetted at the apex; stem 1] inches long, in a small irregular cavity ; calyx, open in an irregular Flesh : creamy white, fine grain- ed, very buttery and juicy ; flavor sweet, perfumed, vinous. QuALiTV : dessert, very good ; market, best. Season : early to mid iSe])tember. Adafftation : succeeds admirably in southern Ontario, and as far north as our Bay of Quinte station. 9a 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 Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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