168 HOME FRUIT GROWER 



MID-FALL 



ANGOULEME (Duchess). Greenish-yellow, often russeted. Flesh yellow- 

 ish-white, melting, buttery, juicy, good when well-grown but often 

 inedible and fit only for spicing and pickling when fruits weigh less than 

 one-quarter pound. Mid-Fall. Best as a dwarf. Good specimens are 

 too large for a boy's pocket but not his "bread-basket." 



ANJOU. Medium to large with dull red, often russeted cheek. Flesh 

 yellowish-white, fine-grained, buttery, melting, rich. Tree variable as 

 a cropper. Where it succeeds Anjou is one of the best of all Pears 

 because of its hardiness, uniformity and long keeping quality. Season 

 mid-Fall to Midwinter if the supply can withstand family attacks. 



Bosc. Large, deep-yellow, mostly russeted. Flesh juicy, buttery, rich, 

 fragrant, sweet, excellent. Tree a straggly grower. Fails as a 

 dwarf unless double-worked. Season mid-Autumn. One of the best. 



COMICE. Large, greenish-yellow, often faintly blushed and more or less 

 russeted. Flesh white, fine, very juicy, melting, sweet, rich, rather 

 aromatic. An excellent keeper during mid to late Autumn. One of 

 the choicest when ripe. Not safe to put in a boy's pocket because it 

 will easily "squush." 



GRAY DOYENNE. Medium russet. Flesh melting, perfumed, rich, excel- 

 lent. Mid-Fall to Winter if enough to last ! Must be thoroughly 

 sprayed to prevent scab on the fruit. 



HARDY. (Fig. 110). Large, greenish, russeted. Flesh buttery, rather melt- 

 ing, rich, somewhat sub-acid. Good in mid-Fall. Does well on Quince. 



LOUISE BONNE. Medium to large, yellowish-green, brown-red cheek. 

 Skin gritty and acrid. Flesh yellowish- white, very juicy, buttery, melt- 

 ing, slightly sub-acid, rich. Tree remarkably productive, an almost 

 annual cropper. Does best as dwarf. While hardly of best quality 

 this variety is so sure a bearer and the fruit is so firm that it should 

 be in every family orchard to succeed the Bartlett. Season early to 

 mid-Fall. 



ONONDAGA. Greenish to rich yellow with sometimes a brownish cheek. 

 Flesh a little coarse grained but buttery, melting, juicy, rich and fine. 

 While not of highest quality this is an excellent family Pear for baking 

 and canning. Season mid-Autumn. A good annual cropper. Few 

 boys can eat more than two at a sitting, they're so large and juicy, 



SHELDON. Medium to large, greenish russet to brown. Flesh slightly 

 coarse-grained, but very juicy, melting, winey, excellent. Tree vigorous 

 as a standard but fails as a dwarf unless double-worked. Mid-Fall. 

 Hard to keep in a schoolboy's desk. 



WHITE DOYENNE (Virgalieu of New York). Medium to fairly large. 

 Pale yellow often blushed. Flesh white, buttery, melting, very fine 

 textured; rich, excellent. Mid to late Fall or even later. Unless well 

 sprayed the fruit is sure to scab and in many cases be worthless. 



LATE FALL TO MIDWINTER 



BARRY. Large, orange yellow, russeted. Flesh juicy, buttery, rich, excel- 

 lent. Tree a poor grower, fails as a dwarf unless double-worked. A 

 leading late Winter variety, especially in California. 



X) ANA'S HONEY. Small, yellow, somewhat russeted. Flesh 

 melting, excellent^ Season early Winter. 



