CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



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Lawson; syn. Comet (New York). Medium to large, bright crimson on 

 yellow ground; flesh fine, rich and sweet; gaining in popularity. 



Bartlett (English). Tree a strong grower, early bearer, and healthy; 

 fruit large, smooth, clear yellow, sometimes with delicate blush; stalk mod- 

 erately long; stout and inserted in shallow cavity; calyx open; flesh white, 

 fine grained, juicy, buttery; highly perfumed (musky), vinous flavor. 



Buerre Hardy. Large, long, obovate, sometimes obscurely pyriform; 

 skin greenish with thin, brown russet; stalk an inch long; cavity small, 

 uneven, oblique, basin shallow; buttery, somewhat melting, rich, slightly 

 subacid; tree a strong grower. 



Flemish Beauty (Belgian). Large, obovate, often obscurely tapering to 

 the crown, very obtuse, surface slightly rough, with some reddish brown 

 russet on pale yellow ground; flesh juicy, melting, and good if picked early 

 and ripened in the house; rejected commercially. 



Seckel (Pennsylvania). Rather small, regularly formed, obovate; 

 brownish green, becoming yellowish brown, with russet red cheek; stalk 

 slightly curved, and set in strifling depression; calyx small and set in a 

 very slight depression; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and melting, with 

 peculiarly rich, spicy flavor and aroma. Only commended for home orchards. 



Howell (Connecticut). Rather large, roundish pyriform, light waxen 

 yellow, often with finely-shaded cheek thickly sprinkled with minute russet 

 dots and some russet patches; stalk medium, without cavity and some- 

 times lipped; sometimes in small cavity; calyx open in large, uneven basin; 

 flesh whitish, juicy, brisk, vinous; not desirable commercially. 



Duchess d'Angouleme (France). Very large, oblong obovate; somewhat 

 uneven, knobby surface; dull greenish yellow, streaked and spotted with 

 russet; stalk long, stout, bent, deeply set in irregular cavity; calyx set in 

 somewhat knobby basin; flesh white, buttery, and juicy, with rich flavor. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey (France). Large oblong pyriform, a little one- 

 sided; glassy, pale green in shade, brownish red in the sun, numerous gray 

 dots; stalk curved, rather obliquely inserted, without depression, or with 

 a fleshy, enlarged base; calyx open in a shallow uneven basin; flesh very 

 juicy, and melting, rich, and excellent; very prolific. 



Beurre Boser Belgium). Large pyriform, a little uneven, often tapering 

 long and gradually into the stalk; skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, dots 

 and streaks of cinnamon russet, slightly red on one side; stalk long, rather 

 slender, curved; calyx short, in shallow basin; flesh white, melting, buttery, 

 rich, with slightly perfumed flavor. Gaining commercial favor. 



Beurre Clairgeau (France). Large, pyriform, but with unequal sides; 

 yellow, shaded with orange and crimson, thickly covered with russet dots, 

 sometimes sprinkled with russet; stalk short, stout and fleshy, inserted by 

 a lip at an inclination almost without depression; when lip is absent, the 

 cavity is uneven; calyx open; flesh yellowish, buttery; juicy, granular, 

 sugary, perfumed, vinous; apt to ripen early for a winter pear; good com- 

 mercially. 



Beurre d'Anjou (France). Large, obtuse pyriform; stem, short, thick, 

 and fleshy, in a cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx small, open in small 

 cavity, russetted; skin greenish, sprinkled with russet, sometimes shaded 

 with dull crimson, brown and crimson dots; flesh whitish, not very fine, 

 melting, juicy, vinous flavor, perfumed; tree a fair grower, but somewhat 

 affected by fungus; approved commercially. 



Dana's Hovey; syn. Winter Seckel (Massachusetts). Small, obovate, 

 obtuse pyriform; greenish yellow or pale yellow, with much russet and 

 brown dots; stalks rather short; a little curved, set in slight cavity, some- 

 times lipped; calyx open and basin small; flesh, yellowish, juicy, melting, 

 sweet, aromatic; commended for home use. 



Doyenne du Cornice '(France). Large, varying, roundisV\j>yriform, or 

 broad, obtuse pyriform; greenish yellow becoming fine yellow, shaded with 

 crimson, slightly marked with russet spots, and thickly sprinkled with 

 russet dots; stalks short, stout, inclined and set in shallow cavity, often 



