1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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CLAPP (Ctapp's Faroriie) 



The Clapp is a beautiful jiear 

 where i , well -^ grown and well 

 colored. It is also of good quality^ 

 so that it is well fitted to be a pro- 

 fitable market pear ; with one fault, 

 that it soon passes out of prime 

 condition, and, if allowed to ripen 

 on the trees, it will rot at the core. 

 On this account the fruit must be 

 gathered as soon as full grown and 

 well colored, and shipped while 

 firm. 



Origin: raised by Thaddeus 

 Clapp, of Dorchester, Ma^-s. , U.S. 



Tree : upright, vigorous grower, 



somewhat spreading, forming a 



ymmetrical top ; bears fruit of 



uniformly large size, pretty evenly 



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Cl.\pp. 



distributed ; productive ; succeeds 

 well as a dwarf on rich soil ; some- 

 what subject to blight. 



Fruit: very large, pyriform, obo- 

 vate, usually symmetrical, sometimes 

 with unequal sides ; skin pale green, 

 changing to yellowish green, with dull 

 red on sunny side, which becomes 

 bi ight crimson at maturity, somewhat 

 resembling the coloring of the well- 

 known Louise ; stalk stout and fleshy 

 obliquely inserted without cavity ; 

 calyx large, half open, in shallow 

 basin. 



Flesh ; creamy white ; texture fine, 

 tender, juicy with very agreeable 

 flavor ; good to very good. 



QcALiTY : good for dessert and 

 cooking. 



Value : first class for home market. 



Season : August and September. 



Adaptation : one of the hardiest 

 pears. 



