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REPORT ON THE 



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A^ICAE {Vicar of Winkjield of Hogg ; Cure of Leroy.) 



A French pear considerably grown in Ontario as a winter pear, but it does not reach its 

 best perfection in our climate and does not deserve a place in oar orchards. 



Origin : found wild near Clion, France, by M. Leroy, curate of Villiers-en-Brenne, in the 

 year 1760 ; distributed in France under sixteen different names ; introduced into England by 

 the Rev. W. L. Eham, vicar of Winkfield, in Berkshire, hence its English name. 



Tree ; vigorous, but somewhat susceptible to blight ; very productive. 



Fruit ; large ; form long pyriform, one-sided ; skin green, seldom tinged with brown on 

 the sunny side, and marked witli small brown dots ; stem usually one and a half inches long, 

 fleshy at base, and inserted obliquely without a cavity ; calyx open, 

 in a shallow basin. 



Fle.sh ; greenish white ; texture firm, not very juicy as grown 

 well ripened. 



Quality : dessert very poor ; cooking fair. 



Value ; home and foreign market second class. 



Se.ason : early winter. 



with large segments, set 

 in Ontario ; flavor fair, if 



WILDER. 



A valuable early market pear, being beautiful in appearance, of fair size and very good 

 111 , piobabl\ theliest of its season, but inclined to rot at the core if left hangingon the tree. 



Wilder. 



Origin ; chance seedling on south shore of Lake Erie. 



Tree : vigorous, very productive, and an early bearer when grafted on the quince. 



Fruit ; fair to large in size ; form ovate, obtuse pyriform, sometimes shouldered at stem ; 

 color greenish yellow, with deep red cheek and numerous gray dots ; stem stout, three quarters 

 to one inch in length ; calyx open. 



b'LESH ; white ; texture tender, fine grained ; flavor sweet, aromatic and very pleasant. 



Quality : dessert very good. 



Value ; home market first class. 



Season : August. 



