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PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



Glout Morceau. 



Origin Belgium. Size large. Color green or light yellow. Skin 

 smooth with small green dots. Shape ovate, obtuse pyrif orm, not unlike 

 Keiffer. Calyx open. Basin deep and roughened. Stem medium, 

 1 inch or more. Cavity regular, small and abrupt. Quality medium. 

 A popular variety in the Santa Clara Valley, where it has been grown 

 for years. The season is early winter (November-December). Trees 

 are very vigorous, spreading and fairly productive. 



FIG. 48. Glout Morceau pear tree in a Santa Clara Valley orchard, showing 

 the vigorous spreading type of growth. 



Hardy (Beurre Hardy). 



Origin France. Size large. Color green or yellow, covered with 

 light brown russet. Shape oblong or obtuse pyriform. Calyx open. 

 Basin smooth, wide and regular. Stem short and heavy, 1 inch or less. 

 Cavity small or absent. Stem inserted on one side. Quality good to 

 very good. Texture fine. Taste sweet, pleasant; very juicy and aro- 

 matic. This variety is in season a little after Bartlett. The trees are 

 very large and bear heavily. They are less susceptible to blight than 

 Bartlett. The latter variety does well when top worked on Hardy stock. 

 It is a somewhat common variety in the state but there are no large 

 planting's and in many cases this variety has been worked over to Bart- 

 lett, which is generally considered to be a bet'ter variety. Hardy is a 

 good shipping pear, being popular for export on account of its fine 

 carrying and eating qualities, and for local consumption it also has .a 

 valuable place in the orchard. 



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