116 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



One of the finest openings for fruit, and one that I do not hestitae 

 to commend to the attention of Oregon horticulturists is this British 

 market for winter pears. 



Fruit commission houses have been paying from two to three cents 

 each for pears in twenty pound boxes of from forty to fifty pears each. 



The following varieties are common sellers : Clairgeau, Hardy, Comice, 

 Anjou, Easter, American Duchess, Arenberg, Charles Ernest, (this 

 is an exceptional favorite as a winter pear) , Magnifique, Glout Mor- 

 ceau (is a high priced and poular winter pear), Josephine de Malines, 

 (is one of the best winter pears). 



This season the Keiffer has been a splendid seller. Small pears, 

 however luscious, do not seem to answer the demands of this market, 

 such as Winter Neils. 



pears from SOUTH AFRICA. 



During the latter part of February this year, large consignments 

 of Bartlett pears came to the British markets from Cape Town, South 

 Africa, under the name of "Bon-Chretien," also known in the street 

 as "William Pears." These pears were introduced from France to 

 England by a man by the name of William, and therefore pass under 

 his name here. The same pear was introduced into America by a Mr. 

 Bartlett, and hence in the United States is known as the Bartlett 

 pear. Thousands of boxes of these pears are consigned into the British 

 markets now, and will continue to come until some time in May. They 

 come in small single layer boxes of twenty-eight pears each and seil 

 here at $1.00 per box from the commission houses. This fruit comes 

 by steamer, a distance of over six thousand miles, requiring about 

 twenty days for the trip from Cape Town to London. Those that 

 I have seen have been landed in fine condition. Unless Oregon can 

 produce a pear that will compete successfully against the Bartlett 

 for the spring season, it would not be advisable to grow pears for 

 this market to be delivered here after the end of January. The best 

 opportunity seems to be to produce something good for the holiday 

 trade. 



The Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain is to a large 

 extent responsible for the development of horticulture in South Africa. 

 They are taking great interest in the production of fruit for the 

 British markets in the various British colonies, and the results of their 

 efforts are showing good returns in many cases. 



APPLES AND PEARS IN FRANCE. 



Importation of apples and pears into France, figures given in 

 busheis: 



From— 1907 1908 



Germany 5,930 



Austria-Hungary 10,080 



Turkev - 2,275 



United States 82,875 19,765 



Canada 1,245 790 



Other countries 2,340 695 



Total 103,740 21,250 



I have been able to get very little Information concerning the French 

 market. From the above table you will observe that so far as imported 

 apples and pears are concerned the market for foreign stock is not 

 very great. My advices indicate that no pears are imported into France 

 from the United States, and those that are imported are of two varieties, 

 "Amorelle" and "Blanche." Horticulture in France is a most pros- 



