Fig. 2168. The Wilder Pear. 



THE WILDER PEAR. 



A valuable early market pear, being beautiful in 

 appearance, of fair size and very good flavor ; pro- 

 bably the best of its season, but inclined to rot at 

 the core if left hanging on the tree. 



Origin : chance seedling on south shore of Lake 

 Erie. 



Tree : vigorous, very productive and an early 

 bearer when grafted on the quince. 



Fruit : fair to large in size, 2t to 3 inches in 

 diameter; form, ovate, obtuse pyriform, some- 

 times shouldered at stem ; color, greenish yellow, 

 with deep red cheek and numerous grey dots ; 

 stem stout, f and i inch in length, calyx open. 



Flesh : white, tender, fine grained ; flavor 

 sweet, aromatic and very pleasant. 



Season : August 12th to 25th. 



Quality : dessert, very good. 



Value : home markets, excellent. 



^E have a few trees of this variety in 

 ^^^" our experimental plot, and there 

 was none of them that attracted 

 so rrmch attention as the Wilder by reason 

 of its rich beautiful dark red cheek on a 



yellow ground. The GifFard, an excellent var- 

 iety, and the Summer Doyenne were just over 

 for all purposes, the Clapp not ready, and if 

 perchance there were some of the former 

 still hangfing", they were not to be looked at 

 when such fiery cheeks were in view as were 

 presented by the Wilder. 



Our readers will be interested in the 

 following- little account of this pear, which 

 we found in an old copy of The Farm and 

 Home : — 



The original tree of this delicious pear 

 was found on the shores of Lake Erie. It 

 came up wild in a thicket of sprouts and 

 rubbish and was grafted to Buffum, a few 

 branches being left for natural fruit. The 

 latter was found to be so good the Buffum 

 branches were removed. Since then the 

 tree has borne profusely each year. It 



