1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



137 



DIEL. (Beurre Diel.) 



A pear of ordinary appearance as grown in Soutiiern Ontario, but of suchi size and excellent 

 quality that it deserves a place in every collection, whether for home use or market. 



Origin; a chance seedling nea r 

 Brussels, Belgium, named in honor 

 of Dr. Diel, a German pomologist. 



Tree : very vigorous, hardy and 

 productive. 



Fruit : lar^o to very large ; ob- 

 ovate ; stem pale green, turning 

 yellow at maturity, with numerous 

 large brown dots and patches of 

 russet ; stem curved, stout, from 

 1 to 1:1 inches long, set in an 

 open uneven cavity ; calyx open, 

 in a basin of moderate depth and 

 not very regular. 



Flesh : cream color ; tex- 

 ture moderately fine, except 

 at the core, juicj', buttery ; 

 flavor aromatic, sweet and 

 when well grown and well 

 ripened, very delicious. 



Quality 

 good. 



dessert very 



Value : home market, sec- 

 ond class, because lacking in 

 color ; foreign market, pos- 

 sibly first class, because it 

 carries well and has tine 

 flavor, but not yet testetf in 

 this respect. 



Season : November jusi, 

 preceding the Lawrence. 



