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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



mon, namely, the rotting at the core ahnost 

 before maturity. Lawson is a beautiful pear 

 and the tree is very vigorous, but this season 

 is unproductive, and fruit stung- with the 

 curculio. 



Wilder ripened about the same time, 

 reaching- full maturity and beauty about 

 August 15th. The quality is fine when not 

 allowed to hang too long and become mealy. 

 The pears grow to above medium size and 

 take on such gorgeous coloring that passers 

 by are compelled to stop and look in wonder. 



owing to its dull green color, it would not 

 sell for any more than other small pears, 

 and brought only about 30 cents per twelve 

 quart basket in the Ottawa market. If this 

 pear could have the superb coloring of the 

 Wilder, it would be a wonderful treasure. 



The Tyson began ripening about the last 

 week in August, and, if left hanging, wou d 

 come in about with the Bartlett ; but it is 

 so much smaller and inferior to that variety 

 that we gathered the Tyson while still green 

 and shipped them forward so that they 



Fig. 2170. Mannings Elizabeth. 



Surely this would be a grand seller. 



Manning's Elizabeth began to ripen on 

 the 17th of August and continued in use, 

 many still hanging, until the end of August. 

 They were borne in great clusters and the 

 tree showed great productiveness, but the 

 fruit was too small to be valuable for the 

 market. The quality was very good. 



Rostiezer came in about the same time, 

 and was unusually large, averaging 2y\ 

 inches in transverse diameter. The quality 

 is the very best for dessert purposes, but. 



might not come into competition. The trees 

 are wonderfully healthy and vigorous. Some 

 of them are now fifty years old and have 

 never shown the least indication of blight. 



The Brandywine began ripening about 

 August 23rd. The samples were above 

 medium size tor pears, and fairly attractive, 

 with dull red cheek on a yellow ground. 



Clapp's Favorite was harvested about 

 August 20th. It had attained full size and 

 color, but was not ripe. The samples were 

 magnificent. Xo pear of its season equals 



