THE PEAR. Ill 



flavor, and when grown in a climate in wHch there is sufficient 

 heat to impart a high flavor they cease to be late-keeping pears. 



Flemish Beauty. — Belle de Flanders. — Dundum Castle. — 

 There is no pear that seems to he so entirely at home in. this 

 Dominion as this variety. Hardy, probably the most hardy of 

 all, it will grow where any pear tree can endure the cold, and in 

 every section it is spoken of with admiration. The tree is re- 

 markably healthy ia aU soUs and exposures, and bears abundant 

 crops. The fruit is large, yeUow, netted and marbled with rus- 

 set, usually having a reddish brown cheek on the sunny side ; 

 flesh usually fine-grained, sometimes a little gritty at the core, 

 juicy, melting, sweet and rich, with a very pleasant and some- 

 what aromatic flavor ; quality " very good " to " best." Beyond 

 aU question it is the most profitable pear that can be widely 

 grown by us, and deserves a place in every collection. The only 

 fault it has is that the fruit is so large and heavy that it is liable 

 to be prematurely blown off by the high winds of autumn, and 

 should, on that account, be planted in a place sheltered from the 

 sweep of the winds which prevail at that season. 



FoNDANTB d'Automne. — BelU Lucrative. — This excellent 

 variety can only be grown in perfection in those localities where 

 the pear tree generally flourishes, the tree not being suited to 

 severe climates, nor is the fruit full flavored if the tree be planted 

 in cold damp soils, or where the summers are very moist and cool. 

 But in all the better fruit-growing districts of Ontario and Nova 

 Scotia it is grown to a high degree of perfection, save in excep- 

 tionally cold and wet seasons, when it is apt to fall below its 

 full measure of excellence. The tree is a moderately vigorous 

 grower, of erect habit,' bearing early and abundantly. The fruit 

 is of medium size ; color a pale green or greenish yellow ; flesh 

 juicy, very sweet, melting and delicious ; quality when in per- 

 fection " best.'' Eipe late in September. Some care needs to 

 be taken in thinning out this variety, for it is very prone to 

 overload, and an excessive crop injures the quality and flavor of 

 aU the frait very considerably. 



