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russet, wliich ripens gradually, and always attains a delicious flavor. 

 With many sorts of pears it is unfortunately the case that only one 

 fruit in ten is really a fine specimen ; with the Beiirre Bosc it is just 

 the reverse; scarcely one in ten is blemished in appearance, or defective 

 in flavor. It is, in short, a standard fruit of the highest excellence 

 and worthy of universal cultivation." 



And that which was so well and truly said of it in 1846 remains true 

 of it to-day. The fruit is not borne in clusters as is the case with 

 many varieties, but singly, or at most in pairs, and is very evenly dis- 

 tributed throughout the tree ; hence, each fruit is fully developed in 

 form, size, and flavor. It is recommended for general cultivation in 

 twenty-two states and territories; and in Massachusetts and New York 

 is put down as being a fruit of great superiority and value. Nursery- 

 men have never taken it in hand to make a run on it, hence it has not 

 been as widely disseminated as many sorts of more recent introduction- 

 When young, the tree has a very ungainly habit of growth, and requires 

 much attention and no little skill in pruning to bring it into a saleable 

 shape; for this reason it costs the nurserymen more to bring into market 

 a thousand trees of this variety than two thousand of Bartlett or Burre 

 d'Anjou, and as a consequence it is not extensively, cultivated. In the 

 Eeport of the Fruit Growers' Association for 1869 it is put down as being 

 unable* to bear the cold Winters of Frontenac, Addington, Lennox, 

 Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland, Durham, Ontario, and York; 

 but in Peel, south part of Halton, and in Wentworth it is mentioned as 

 being a desirable variety to plant, also in Lincoln, Welland, Haldimand, 

 Elgin, Norfolk, Oxford, south of the Great Western Railway, Middlesex, 

 south of the same line, Kent and Essex. On the other hand we notice 

 that in the Report of the American Pomological Society for 1877, it is 

 recommended for general cultivation in Maine, New Hampshire, and 

 Vermont. With these facts for the guidance of Canadian planters 

 before them, it would be well to experiment cautiously with this variety 

 where hardy pear trees are necessary, but in the milder sections where 

 pear trees of most sorts thrive well, the Beurre Bosc will give great 

 satisfaction, both to the amateur and market orchardist, for the fruit 

 will command the highest price in our city markets, and those who 

 have once become acquainted with its rich, aromatic flavor will purchase 

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