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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



CLAIRGEAU. 



As a commercial pear, es- 

 pecially for a distant market, 

 we know of no variet_v of the 

 same season that is superior 

 to this variety . Its large 

 size, and tire beautiful cheek 

 which it takes on during the 

 month of October, its excel- 

 lent shipping and keeping 

 qualities, all these combine 

 to make it a profitable var- 

 iety, and one that is easily 

 grown, either as dwarf or 

 standard. The quality is vari- 

 able according to the condi- 

 tions of growth ; in France 

 it is counted very good ; in 

 England, poor ; with us, 

 when well ripened, it is only 

 good. 



Origin : Nantes, in France 

 with a gardener named Clair- 

 geau, about 1838. 



Tree : first-class in vigor, 

 hardiness and productive- 

 ness ; wood, stout, and up- 

 right in habit of growth ; 

 branches, numerous, grown 

 as a dwarf can be trained to 

 make a fine pyramid, but 

 succeeds best as a standard ; 

 an early bearer. 



Fruit : large, one - sided, 

 pyriform ; skin, green, turn- 

 ing pale yellow at maturity, 

 almost overspread with 



splashings and dots of russet, 

 which completely cover it 

 about the stock and the 

 calvx ; orange red on sunny 

 side ; stalk, 5 i"ch long, 

 stout, Heshy at the base, 

 usually 'set at an angle with 

 the axis ; calyx, small, open, 

 in a shallow furrowed basin. 

 Flksh : white, coarse 

 grained, juicy, with sweet, 

 aromatic and vinous flavor. 



Value : home 

 or foreign mar- 

 ket, first class. 



Q II A L I T Y : 



cooking igood ; 

 dessert good 



Season : Oct- 

 ober to Novem- 

 ber. 



Adaptation : 

 succeeds admir- 

 ably as fai' north 

 as Thorubury ; 

 and east as far 

 as Prescott. 



