. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 94. Seckel. (XV2) disreputable Kieffer, it is now more grown than any other variety in America. The fruits are small, not highly colored, but attractive because clean and trim in contour. The flesh is melting, juicy, perfumed and most ex- quisitely and dehcately flavored, with the curious character of having much of its spicy, aromatic flavor in the skin which should never be discarded in eating. The reddish-bro^^^l color of the fruit is another distinguishing character of Seckel. Another distinctive char- acter is that the fruits do not lose
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 94. Seckel. (XV2) disreputable Kieffer, it is now more grown than any other variety in America. The fruits are small, not highly colored, but attractive because clean and trim in contour. The flesh is melting, juicy, perfumed and most ex- quisitely and dehcately flavored, with the curious character of having much of its spicy, aromatic flavor in the skin which should never be discarded in eating. The reddish-bro^^^l color of the fruit is another distinguishing character of Seckel. Another distinctive char- acter is that the fruits do not lose much if any by ripening on the tree. Besides being nearly iron-clad in resistance to blight and ver>' pro- ductive, the trees are as hardy as those of any other pear, and are remarkable for their large, compact, broadly pyramidal tops. The tree is further distinguished by its short- jointed, stout, olive-colored wood, and its habit of bearing fruits in clusters on the ends of the branches. Its blossoms are markedly self-fertile. There are several faults of fruit and tree: thus, the fruits are small and do not keep after maturity; fruit and foliage are susceptible to scab; the pears are too small for commercial canning; and the trees are late in coming in bearing. Notwithstanding these several faults, Seckel is usually a profitable commercial variety, as a well-grown crop al- most always commands a fancy price. For the home orchard, it has no rival in any part of North America where European varieties are grown. Seckel is supposed to have origi- nated as a chance seedling soon after the Revolutionary War near Philadelphia, Perm- sylvania. Tree very large, very vigorous, upright-spreading, dense-topped, hardy, very productive, long-lived ; trunk stocky; branches thick, reddish-brown, covered with small lenticels. Leaves 2% inches long, 1% inches wide, oval, leathery ; apex taper-pointed; margin finely serrate; petiole 1V^ inches long; stipules very long when present. Flowers
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