1914 FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 179 



SAPIEGANKA. 



A Russian pear of fine appearance, scions of which were sent out to Mr. L. Wool- 

 verton in 1892, by M. Jaroslav Nienietz, of Winnitza, Podolie, Russia. Its fine appear- 

 ance is in its favour, but its quality is inferior to other varieties of its season, and, 

 unless it should prove desirable on account of its hardiness, would not be worthy of 

 general cultivation. Mr. Niemetz says: "In its home in Lithuania, old and large trees 

 are met with which have endured many and severe winters in the Tamboff Government. 

 It is the most hardy of all pears there grown, and, therefore, is certainly a hardy variety. 

 The flavor of the flesh depends upon local conditions, for, though it is tasteful enough 

 in the warmer districts, it is sometimes harsh; when grown in the north is juicy and 

 buttery." 



TREE: hardy, productive, but subject to blight. 



FRUIT: size medium, oblate, often somewhat flattened; color brownish yellow, with 

 brownish red in sun, with numerous small dots; stem long in small cavity; calyx seg- 

 ments large, partly open in a broad, wrinkled basin. 



FLESH: white; texture coarse, somewhat firm and juicy. 

 QUALITY: dessert poor; cooking poor. 

 VALUE: market third class. 

 SEA sox : August. 



ADAPTATION: succeeds well at Grimsby. Tested by the Dominion Experimental 

 Farms and found tender in Manitoba and the Northwest, but perfectly hardy at Ottawa 

 and in Muskoka. 



SOUVENIR (Souvenir du Congres). 



A very large, showy pear, but coarse in flesh and of ordinary quality. Single trees 

 are found in many Ontario fruit gardens, but so far we know of no orchards of this 

 variety planted for profit. Hogg, the British pomologist, however, speaks of it more 

 highly, as follows: "A very handsome and excellent pear; ripe in the end of August 

 and the beginning of September. It has a great resemblance to the Bartlett, but is 

 quite a distinct fruit." 



ORIGIN: France, by M. Morel, of Lyon-Vaise, and dedicated to the Pomological Con- 

 gress at France. 



TREE: vigorous and productive, pyramidal. 



FRUIT: very large, form oblong obovate, undulating in outline; color clear yellow 

 when ripe, with a red cheek and many brown dots; stem % of an inch long, stout, much 

 inclined, inserted without a cavity; calyx large, open, set in a deep basin. 



FLESH: color white; texture tender, but coarse, juicy, melting; flavor rich vinous, 

 aromatic, somewhat resembling that of Bartlett. 



QUALITY: dessert fair; cooking not tested. 

 VALUE: home market first class. 

 SEASON: late September and early October. 

 ADAPTATION: not widely tested in Ontario. 



