PL 243. 



A PEAR THAT GIVES SOME PROMISE OF RESISTANCE TO BLIGHT. 

 (PYRUS CALLERYANA. SEE S. P. I. NO. 45687.) 



While no pear has as yet been found thoroughly resistant to pear 

 blight, strains of this remarkable Chine>e >pc<-ies are showing 

 great promise. This fact, coupled with the unusual adaptability 

 to habitat already shown, makes this pear of great interest to 

 growers. (Photographed by F. X. Meyer at Koomooshu. Hupeh, 

 China, April 4, 1917; P13269FS.) 



