PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



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narrow. Quality good. Rather coarse grained, 

 and sweet. Season early, September and October, 

 fall variety but little grown in the state. 



Flesh yellow, juicy 

 A fairly good early 



Fig. 40. Leaf of Flemish. 



Pig. 41. Flemish. 



Forelle. 



Origin (jerniany. Size niediuni to large. Color, light yellow with 

 beautiful red cheeks. Surface covered with large, very conspicuous 

 brownish dots, giving it a speckled appearance, from which it derives 

 its name of "trout" pear. Shape variable, sometimes very long oval 

 pyriform, at other times obovate obtuse pyriform. Calyx open. Basin 

 small, rather abrupt and regular. Stem short and somewhat slender. 

 Cavity uneven, practically absent. Quality medium to good. 



This variety is grown commercially only in the Santa Clara Valley 

 of California. The trees do well under the conditions of that section. 

 The appearance is very characteristic owing to the fact that the foliage 

 resembles that of the apple. The wood is reddish brown in color simi- 

 lar to that of the Rome Beauty apple. The extreme beauty of well- 

 grown fruit has a tendency to overcome objectionable features and 

 enhance its sale in the markets. It ])looms earlv and is in season about 



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