Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . lting, buttery texture, make it a favoritemarket pear for the month of December, and the experience of 1897 proves it a desirablevariety to export to Great Britain. Origin, Louvain, Belgium, about 1823 ; named Ne Plus Meuris, after Father Meuris. Tree, a vigorous, strong grower ; productiveness scarcely first rate even on the quince,third rate on the pear. Fruit, large, some samples in 1897 measuring 4^ inches long by 3£ wide ; form, obovate,blunt pyriform, sides often uneven, and samples not very uniform ; skin, thick, yellow
Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . lting, buttery texture, make it a favoritemarket pear for the month of December, and the experience of 1897 proves it a desirablevariety to export to Great Britain. Origin, Louvain, Belgium, about 1823 ; named Ne Plus Meuris, after Father Meuris. Tree, a vigorous, strong grower ; productiveness scarcely first rate even on the quince,third rate on the pear. Fruit, large, some samples in 1897 measuring 4^ inches long by 3£ wide ; form, obovate,blunt pyriform, sides often uneven, and samples not very uniform ; skin, thick, yellow atmaturity, with greenish patches and brown dots, brownish red on sunny side ; stem, scarcelyhalf an inch long, stout and fleshy ; calyx, open, set in a shallow basin ; core small, seeds few,if any. Flesh, white, fine grained, buttery, melting ; flavor, pleasant, perfumed, not very sweet. Season, November and December Quality, table or cooking, gooa. Value, home market, 1st class ; foreign market, very good. Adaptation, succeeds admirably south of Toronto. [52].
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