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REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



DIEL. (Beurre Diel.) 



A pear of ordinary appearance as grown in Southern Ontario, but of such size and 

 excellent quality that it deserves a place in every collection, whether for home use or 

 market. 



ORIGIN : a chance seedling near 

 Brussels, Belgium, named in 

 honor of Dr. Diel, a German 

 pomologist. 



TEEE: very vigorous, hardy 

 and productive. 



FRUIT: large to very large; 

 obovate; skin, pale green, turn- 

 ing yellow at maturity, with 

 numerous large brown dots and 

 patches of russet; stem, curved, 

 stout, from 1 to I 1 /! inches long, 

 set in an open, uneven cavity; 

 calyx, open, in a basin of moder- 

 ate depth and not very regular. 



DIEL, 



FLESH: cream color; 

 texture, moderately fine, 

 except at the core, juicy, 

 buttery ; flavor, aromatic, 

 sweet and when well 

 grown and well ripened, 

 very delicious. 



QUALITY: dessert, very 

 good. 



VALUE : home market, 

 second class, because lack- 

 ing in color; foreign mar- 

 ket, possibly first class, 

 because it carries well 

 and has fine flavor, but 

 not yet tested in this 

 respect. 



SEASON: November, just 

 preceding the Lawrence. 



SECTION OF DIEL. 



