. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GUYOT HOWELL neither very large nor vigorous, but are usually productive. The variety is m disrepute in many localities because the crop does not always ripen well. M. Hardenpont, a pioneer pear- breeder, raised this pear from seed about 1750 at Mons, Belgium. Tree vigorous, spreading, dense-topped, rapid-growing, productive; trunk stocky; branches thick, reddish- brown, marked with numerous, large lenticels. Leaves 2% inches long, 1% inches wide, thick, leathery; apex taper-pointed ; margin occasionally with very few, small glands, coarsely
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GUYOT HOWELL neither very large nor vigorous, but are usually productive. The variety is m disrepute in many localities because the crop does not always ripen well. M. Hardenpont, a pioneer pear- breeder, raised this pear from seed about 1750 at Mons, Belgium. Tree vigorous, spreading, dense-topped, rapid-growing, productive; trunk stocky; branches thick, reddish- brown, marked with numerous, large lenticels. Leaves 2% inches long, 1% inches wide, thick, leathery; apex taper-pointed ; margin occasionally with very few, small glands, coarsely or finely serrate; petiole 2 inches long, thick, glabrous, greenish. Flowers late, sliowy, 1^ inches across, in dense clusters, 8 to 11 buds in a cluster. Fruit matures November-December; large, 3 % inches long, 2% inches wide, obovate-obtuse-pyrifonn, irregular, sides unequal, somewhat ribbed ; stem % inch long, thick and woody, curved; cavity deep, narrow, russeted, deeply furrowed, compressed, lipped; calyx open; lobes long, narrow, acute; basin deep, smooth, broadly furrowed; skin tender, very gritty, dull, rough- ened by russet; color pale greenish-yellow, with patches and mottlings of light russet; dots numerous, small, con- spicuous, light russet; flesh tinged with yellow, fine- grained except near the core and under the skin, tender, buttery, sweet, with a rich, pleasant, aromatic flavor, mingled with astringency near the skin; quality good to very good; core closed, axile, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, broad, conical; seeds large, wide, long, plump, acute. GUYOT. Doctor Jules Guyot. The fruits of Guj^ot bear strong resemblance to those of Bartlett, but differ in being larger, rather more handsomely colored, ripen a little earlier, have coarser flesh, and are very differently flavored. The product can seldom compete with that of Bartlett, or even with that of Clapp Favor- ite with which it ripens, because its season is exceedingly transitory. Unless picked
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