. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Section of Pitmaston. 190S FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 13 THE SECKEL The finest dessert pear in culti-vation, and one that should never be omitted from the garden, when planting pears for home use. Down-ing calls it The richest and most exquisitely flavored variety known. At Maplehurst it has been grown both as a dwarf and as a standard ; in the former case with the most satisfactory results, but in the latter, smaller, less highly flavored and less attractive in appearance. Its small size rules it out of the commercial
. Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1902 . Section of Pitmaston. 190S FRUIT EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 13 THE SECKEL The finest dessert pear in culti-vation, and one that should never be omitted from the garden, when planting pears for home use. Down-ing calls it The richest and most exquisitely flavored variety known. At Maplehurst it has been grown both as a dwarf and as a standard ; in the former case with the most satisfactory results, but in the latter, smaller, less highly flavored and less attractive in appearance. Its small size rules it out of the commercial orchard, unless one can cultivate a very special demand among a certain class of consumers who will appreciate its high quality. Origin : On the farm of Mr. Seckel, of Philadelphia, near the Delaware river, where in 1884, theoriginal tree was still standing, agedone hundred years and having reachedthe height of thirty feet. The Seckelwas introduced into England, into thegarden of the Horticultural Society,in 1819. Tree : Healthy, hardy, and pro-ductive ; forms a compact symmetricalhead ; wood, olive brown in color,stout and short jointe
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