THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol. XVIII. 



1895, 



No. r 2. 



THE DEMPSEY PEAR. 



E may be pardoned if, in again presenting the Dempsey Pear to 

 ou readers, we seem to be giving undue prominence to this 

 variety, because it is a fruit of Canadian origin. Unfortunately 

 the artist has not done the pear justice in our colored plate which 

 does not give either the correct shape or size. Since the colored 

 plate was purchased, we have received a basket of the Dempsey 

 pear from Mr. W. 

 H. Dempsey, the son^ 

 of the originator. 

 They were beautiful 

 specimens, and gave 

 us a higher opinion 

 than ever of the ex- 

 cellence, both of ap- 

 pearance and quality, 

 of this pear. They 

 also gave us an op- 

 portunity of taking a 

 photograph of the 

 variety, and an out- 

 line of a section of 

 the pear, which our 

 readers may take as 

 being correct. 



FxG. 853.— A Plate of Dempsey Peaks. 



