1006 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK STATE 



FIG. 295. WINTER NELIS PEAR 



Flemish Beauty. Large, round, green, with red cheek; yellow 

 when ripe. Rather coarse grain ; fair quality ; fruit cracks, and is 

 badly troubled with fungus. Perhaps if sprayed a great many 

 times it might be kept clean, but it does not bring high prices. It 

 produces enormously. The tree is a rapid, large grower and 

 blights very badly. 



Vermont Beauty. Medium size; green and yellow with bright 

 red cheek ; very glossy as if varnished ; sweet, but not very much 

 flavor: rather soft. Much inclined to overbear and needs severe 

 thinning ; hangs to tree well ; blights somewhat easily. 



Lawrence. Medium size; bright green, yellowing when ripe; 

 only fair flavor. It is a winter variety and bears well, but sells 

 at low price in general market. 



