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REPORT ON THE 



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FLEMISH BEAUTY { Feodani des Bois. 



Flemish Bim 



almost first in productivenefs ; 

 an early bearer. 



Fruit : large, form obovate, 

 obtuse, pyriform ; skin light 

 yellow when ripe, with frequent 

 patches of brownish red on 

 sunny side, with scattered 

 minute dots ; stalk 1 to 11 

 'nches long, set in a narrow, 

 deep cavity ; calyx open, seg- 

 ments short, in a small round 

 basin. 



Flesh : creamy white, melt- 

 ing, buttery, juicy ; flavor rich, 

 sugary, delicions. 



Quality : first class. 



Value : first class where well 

 grown, but counted second class 

 on acc6unt of its being subject 

 to scab. 



SEASON : mid to late Septem- 

 ber ; should be gathered before 

 quite ripe or it will drop and 

 waste. 



Adaptation : quite general : 

 probably the hardiest good pear. 



of LeRoy. ) 



A variety that has been a 

 great favorite in Europe ever 

 since the beginning of the 

 eighteenth century, as is evi- 

 denced by the t h i r t y-fi v e 

 synonyms which have been giv- 

 en it as shown in " Dictionnaire 

 de Pomologie ' ' by Andre LeRoy. 

 This and the Bartlett were 

 among the first imported varie- 

 ties of pears planted in Ontario, 

 and it has been widely tested. 

 In the northern sections where 

 it succeeds, it is a most popular 

 variety, but in southern Ontario 

 it has been of late so subject to 

 scab and cracking of the fruit, 

 that it has lost favor with 

 growers, notwithstanding i t s 

 excellent quality. 



Origin : discovered by Van 

 Mons about the year 1810 in 

 Eastern Flanders, and distribut- 

 ed among his friends. 



Tree : first class in hardiness ; 



Section of Flemish Be.auty. 



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