110 THE PEAB. 



DoTENNB Du CoMiCB, — ^We havG not yet seen the fruit of 

 this variety, but entertain such high expectations concerning it 

 that we are constrained to mention it here. It is described as a 

 large Pear, of a greenish yellow color when gathered, becoming 

 bright yellow when fully ripe, frequently shaded with crimson 

 and fawn color in the sun; flesh melting, juicy, sweet, and rich; 

 quality "very good" or "best." It is esteemed by those who are 

 excellent judges as one of the best foreign Pears that has been 

 introduced within the last twenty years. The tree is a fine 

 grower and succeeds well on the quince. Eipe in November. 



DucHESSB d'Angouleme. — This fruit is beyond question of 

 marvellous size, and some of the specimens that grace our autumn 

 exhibitions are perfect leviathans, and usually the larger the fruit 

 the better the quality. It is to be hoped that some benevolent 

 minded individuals will continue to grow and exhibit these 

 monstrous specimens just to keep us from forgetting to what 

 size pears can be grown. But beyond this matter of exhibition 

 the variety is not suited to the climate of this Dominion as a 

 whole. Oftentimes, though blossoming abundantly, the trees do 

 not set their fruit, and as a rule the summers are not long enough 

 to give much flavor to that which may grow. In warmer latitudes 

 it has been profitably grown for market, the large size and 

 ehowy appearance giving it a ready sale at good prices. 



Easter Beurre. — Those who wish to try a long-keeping win- 

 ter pear cannot do better than to plant this variety, which wiU keep 

 all winter and be just as good in the spring as it was in the fall. It 

 is doubtless the best of its class, better, it is claimed, if grown on 

 the quince than if grown on the pear stock. It is a fruit of larga 

 size, yellowish green with a brown cheek ; flesh fine-grained, but- 

 tery, juicy, and as usually grown in this climate without much 

 flavor. In very warm, dry, calcareous soils, and in favorable 

 seasons, especially if in a sheltered position, it may be sometimes 

 sweet and rich. The simple truth is that our climate is not 

 suited to the production of late-keeping winter pears of high. 



