Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . ore quiteripe or it will drop and , first , first class where wellgrown, but counted second classon account of its being subjectto fungus. Adaptation. Quite general ;fine samples are grown at- ourGeorgian Bay station and at ourSt. Lawrence station. / i t A variety that has been ajareat favorite in Europe eversince the beginning of theeighteenth century, as is evi-denced by the thirty-fivesynonyms which have been givenit as shown in Dictionaire dePomologie par Andre and the Bartlett wereamong t
Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1898 . ore quiteripe or it will drop and , first , first class where wellgrown, but counted second classon account of its being subjectto fungus. Adaptation. Quite general ;fine samples are grown at- ourGeorgian Bay station and at ourSt. Lawrence station. / i t A variety that has been ajareat favorite in Europe eversince the beginning of theeighteenth century, as is evi-denced by the thirty-fivesynonyms which have been givenit as shown in Dictionaire dePomologie par Andre and the Bartlett wereamong the first imported varie-ties of pears planted in Ontario,and it has been w idely the northern sections, whereit succeeds, it is a most popularvariety, but in southern Ontarioit has been of late so subject toscab and cracking of the fruit,that it has lost favor withgrowers, notwithstanding itsexcellent quality. Origin, discovered by Van-Mons about the year 1810 inEastern Flanders, and distribu-ted among his friends. J ree, first class in hardiness ; \ ^. / Section of Flemish Beauty. FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 65 HOWELL. One of the best market pears of its season for southern Ontario, especially where grown ona standard. Its vigor of tree, regularity of bearing, clear skin, and good size and quality makeit a desirable variety for the commercial orchard. Flesh, creamy white, juicy, melting, granular near the core ; flavoragreeable, vinous ; a little tar\ Season, middle September to roidulof October. Tested twenty-five years at Maplhurst, Grimsby. Origin, New Haven, Conn. Namedafter the originator, Thomas Howell. Tree, upright, healthy and vigorous,an early bearer, productive. Fruit, large, obovate pyriform ;skin, yellowish green, waxen, reddishdots on sunny side, russet dots inshade ; stem one and three-quarterinches long ; no cavity, sometimeslipped ; calyx partly open in a deeprusseted basin ; core small ; seeds few\small.
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