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PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



October to January. According to Reimer 1 the Forelle is more subject 

 to blight than any other variety with which he has experimented. 



FIG. 42. Leaf of Forelle. 



FIG. 43. Forelle. 



Gaillard. 



Size medium to large. Color yellow. Skin very smooth with light 

 russet. Shape obtuse pyriform. Calyx open. Basin russeted, narrow, 

 deep, regular. Stem short and heavy, J inch or less, obliquely inserted in 

 lipped cavity. Quality medium to good. Flesh somewhat coarse, juicy, 

 sweet; lacks richness and fragrance. Ripe at Grass Valley early in 

 November. Mr. Wisker, who aided in the description of this pear, 

 states that "it is almost an exact duplicate of Anjou, except that the 

 basin is deep, whereas in Anjou it is very shallow." He reports it to 

 be wonderfully productive in his orchard at Grass Valley but does not 

 recommend its general use as there are other better pears that ripen 

 about the same time. 



Giffard. . 



Origin France. Fruit medium size, pyriform, tapering to the stem, 

 which is rather long; skin greenish yellow, marbled with red on 

 exposed side. Calyx closed. Flesh white, melting, juicy, vinous flavor. 

 Very good. Ripens in August. Should be gathered before fully ripe. 

 (Description by Brackett.) 2 Rated only medium quality in California. 

 Ripens with Lawson, which it much excels in quality. 



1 "Pear Blight Resistance in Trees and Stocks." Address before the Pacific Coast 

 Association of Nurserymen at Medford, Oregon. 



2 "The Pear and How to Grow It." Farmers Bulletin 482, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



