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GUYOT 



HOWELL 



neither very large nor vigorous, but are usually 

 productive. The variety is in disrepute in many 

 localities because the crop does not always 

 ripen well. M. Hardenpont, a pioneer pear- 

 breeder, raised this pear from seed about 1750 

 at Mons, Belgium. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, dense-topped, rapid-growing, 

 productive ; trunk stocky ; branches thick, reddish- 

 brown, marked with numerous, large lenticels. Leaves 

 2 % inches long, 1 % inches wide, thick, leathery ; apex 

 taper-pointed ; margin occasionally with very few, small 

 glands, coarsely or finely serrate ; petiole 2 inches long, 

 thick, glabrous, greenish. Flowers late, showy, IVi 

 inches across, in dense clusters, 8 to 11 buds in a 

 cluster. Fruit matures November-December; large, 3% 

 inches long, 2% inches wide, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, 

 irregular, sides unequal, somewhat ribbed ; stem % inch 

 long, thick and woody, curved ; cavity deep, narrow, 

 russeted, deeply furrowed, compressed, lipped ; calyx 

 open ; lobes long, narrow, acute ; basin deep, smooth, 

 broadly furrowed ; skin tender, very gritty, dull, rough- 

 ened by russet ; color pale greenish-yellow, with patches 

 and mottlings of light russet ; dots numerous, small, con- 

 spicuous, light russet ; flesh tinged with yellow, fine- 

 grained except near the core and under the skin, tender, 

 buttery, sweet, with a rich, pleasant, aromatic flavor, 

 mingled with astringency near the skin ; quality good 

 to very good ; core closed, axile, with clasping core-lines ; 

 alyx-tube short, broad, conical ; seeds large, wide, long, 

 plump, acute. 



i GUYOT. Doctor Jules Guyot. The fruits 

 of Guyot bear strong resemblance to those of 

 Bartlett, but differ in being larger, rather more 

 handsomely colored, ripen a little earlier, have 

 coarser flesh, and are very differently flavored. 

 The product can seldom compete with that 

 of Bartlett, or even with that of Clapp Favor- 

 ite with which it ripens, because its season 

 is exceedingly transitory. Unless picked quite 

 green and ripened indoors, the pears rot at 

 the center, and even when ripened under the 

 best conditions quickly become mealy and 

 insipid. Taken at the proper moment, the 

 pears are better flavored than those of Bart- 

 lett; they are richer and have a more delicate 

 taste and perfume than the musky fruits of 

 Bartlett. The trees are quite as satisfactory 

 as those of Bartlett, unless, possibly, they fall 

 short somewhat in productiveness. The va- 

 riety is well worth planting in collections for 

 its early, handsome, well-flavored fruits. Guyot 

 was raised in the nurseries of the Baltet Broth- 

 ers, Troyes, France, about 1870. 



Tree medium in size, vigorous, upright, hardy, pro- 

 ductive, a regular bearer ; trunk and branches brownish, 

 marked by roundish, small, indistinct lenticels. Leaves 

 2 % inches long, 1 % inches wide ; apex taper-pointed ; 

 margin glandular, variable in serration ; petiole 2 inches 

 long, thick, reddish-green. Flowers open late, showy, 

 1^4 inches across, in dense clusters, from 5 to 8 buds in 

 a cluster. Fruit ripens in early September ; very large, 

 3*4 inches long, 2% inches wide, oblong-obtuse-pyri- 

 form, irregular, with unequal sides; stem 1^4 inches 

 long, thick, curved ; cavity obtuse, shallow, narrow, 

 slightly russeted, drawn up on one side of the stem in 

 a prominent lip ; calyx large, open ; lobes separated at 

 the base, short, broad, acute ; basin shallow, narrow, 

 obtuse, furrowed ; skin very thin, tender, roughish ; color 

 yellow, more or less mottled and with traces of russet, 

 with a pinkish-red blush on the exposed cheek ; dots 

 numerous, small, russet, conspicuous ; flesh yellowish- 

 white, granular, tender, moderately juicy, sweet mingled 

 with sprightliness ; quality good ; core closed, with 

 clasping core-lines ; calyx-tube short, wide, conical ; 

 seeds large, long, plump, acute. 



HARDY. See Beurre Hardy. 



HOWELL. Fig. 84. Howell's Seedling. 

 Howell is everywhere condemned with faint 

 praise. After having said that the trees are 

 not above the average in vigor, healthfulness, 

 hardiness, and fruitfulness, it remains only to 



84. Howell. (XV2) 



be said that their spreading tops make them 

 desirable orchard inhabitants and handsome 

 dooryard ornamentals. The fruits cannot be 

 praised for attractive appearance or good 

 quality, but they are meritorious in that they 

 are more often uniform in appearance, quality, 

 and freedom from the ravages of the scab 

 fungus than those of almost any other pear. 

 These qualities make Howell an estimable 

 variety for the home orchard where intensive 

 care cannot be given. The trees bear early, 

 annually, and abundantly. Howell seems to 

 be better suited to the middle western states 

 than to the eastern states. About 1830, 

 Thomas Howell, New Haven, Connecticut, 

 planted pear seeds in his garden; one of the 

 trees resulting from these seeds was named 

 Howell. 



Tree large, vigorous, spreading, open-topped ; trunk 

 thick ; branches stocky, reddish-brown, with few small 

 lenticels. Leaves 2 inches long, 1% inches wide, oval, 

 leathery ; apex taper-pointed ; margin finely serrate, 

 hairy, tipped with very minute glands ; petiole 1 % 

 inches long. Flowers open early, 1% inches across, in 

 dense clusters, from 7 to 15 buds in a cluster. Fruit 

 ripe in late September-October; medium in size, 2% 

 inches long, 2% inches wide, uniform in size and shape, 

 round-obovate, symmetrical ; stem 1 inch long, thick, 

 straight ; cavity obtuse, very shallow and narrow, often 

 with almost no. cavity, smooth, symmetrical; calyx open, 

 small ; lobes separated at the base, short, narrow, obtuse ; 

 basin obtuse, butislightly furrowed, nearly symmetrical; 

 skin smooth, dull ; color pale lemon-yellow marked on 

 the side exposed to the sun with a trace of blush and 

 with patches and tracings of russet ; dots many, small, 

 russet, very conspicuous ; flesh yellowish-white, firm but 

 tender, granular, melting, very juicy, sweet, with a rich, 

 somewhat brisk, almost vinous flavor, aromatic ; quality 

 very good ; core rather large, closed, with clasping core- 

 lines ; calyx-tube short, wide, conical ; seeds long, plump, 

 acute, frequently abortive. 



