FEUITS OF ONTARIO. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY. 



(Feodant des Bois of LeRoy.) 



A variety that has been a 

 great favorite in Europe ever 

 since the beginning of the 

 eighteenth century, as is evi- 

 denced by the thirty-five syno- 

 nyms which have been given 

 it, as shown in " Dictionnaire 

 de Pomologie," by Andre 

 LeRoy. This and the Bart- 

 lett were among the first im- 

 ported varieties of pears 

 planted in Ontario, and it has 

 been widely tested. In the 

 northern sections, where it 

 succeeds, it is a most popular 

 variety, but in southern On- 

 tario it has been of late so 

 subject to scab and cracking 

 of the fruit, that it has lost 

 favor with growers, notwith- 

 standing its excellent quality. 



ORIGIN: discovered by Van 

 Mons about the year 1810 in 

 Eastern Flanders, and distri- 

 buted among his friends. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY. 



TREE: first class in hardi- 

 ness; almost first in productive- 

 ness; an early bearer. 



FRUIT: large; form, obovate, 

 obtuse, pyriform; skin, light 

 yellow, when ripe, with frequent 

 patches of brownish red on 

 sunny side, with scattered 

 minute dots; stalk, 1 to 1% 

 inches long, set in a narrow, 

 deep cavity; calyx, open, seg- 

 ments short, in a small round 

 basin. 



FLESH: creamy white, melt- 

 ing, buttery, juicy; flavor, rich, 

 sugary, delicious. 



QUALITY: first class. 



VALUE: first class where well 

 grown. 



SEASON: mid to late Septem- 

 ber; should be gathered before 

 quite ripe or it will drop and 

 waste. 



ADAPTATION : quite general : 

 probably the hardiest good pear. 



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SECTION OF FLEMISH BEAUTY. 



