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PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 

 Angouleme. 



Origin France. Size large. Color greenish yellow with russet. Shape 

 wide, obtuse pyriform. Calyx closed or partly closed. Basin narrow 

 and rather deep. Stem heavy, 1 to H inches long. Cavity flat and wide, 

 Quality good. Bather coarse grained but sweet, juicy, buttery and 

 pleasant in flavor ; rather strong. This variety is said to do best when 



. 6. Leaf of Angouleme. 



FIG. 7. Angouleme. 



dwarfed on quince roots. In California it is little grown at the present 

 time, but is a variety that can be recommended for small plantings. 

 Its season lasts from early fall until about November. 



Anjou. 



The Anjou originated in France, as did many others of our popular 

 varieties. Fruit is average sized to large. Skin very smooth and 

 attractive, the common color being light yellow with green tinge, some- 

 times blush on one side. Shape obtuse pyriform. Open calyx set in a 

 very small, shallow regular basin. Stem short, about f of an inch. 

 Cavity small. Surface of the fruit is covered with small brown dots. 

 Quality very good, being quite fine grained, juicy and good flavored. 

 Strongly aromatic. 



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