1914 



FKUITS OF ONTARIO. 



173 



PITMASTON. (Pitmaston Duchess d'Anffouleme.) 



A very promising variety, succeeding well as a dwarf; its large size, good shipping 

 character, fine quality, and regular form, seem to make it very valuable for export. The 

 fruit is too large to be grown as a standard. 



ORIGIN: raised by John William, of Pitmaston, England; a cross between Duchess 

 and Glout Morceau. 



TREE: a very vigorous grower, and quite productive. 



PITMASTON. 



FEU IT: very large, oblong, obovate, obtuse, pyriform; skin, pale yellow, with light 

 russet in cavity; stem, stout, 1% to 1% inches long, set in a small cavity; calyx, promi- 

 nent, half open, set in a very shallow, shouldered basin. 



FLESH: color, creamy white; texture, very fine, melting and juicy; flavor, very 

 pleasant, aromatic, sometimes slightly astringent. 



QUALITY: good, not quite equal to that of Duchess. 



VALUE: not grown in Ontario. 



SEASON: September and October. 



