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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



GOODALE. 



A very good late fall pear ; promising as a market ^-ariety. 



Origin : seedling raised by F. Good ale, Saco, Maine, 



Tree : very vigorous and hardy and uniformly productive. 



Fruit : large, obovate obtuse pyriform ; color green, yellowing at maturity, with crimson 

 cheek, some russet patches, and some small brown dots ; stem about 5-8 of an inch long, set in 

 an inclined cavity ; calyx small, closed, in a small, rather deep liasin. 



Flesh : color wdiite ; texture fine, 

 juicy, granular at core ; flavor sweet, 

 pleasant, perfumed. 



Quality : dessert fair. 



Value : market first class. 



Season : October. 



Adaptation : succeeds as far east as 

 Bav of Quinte District. 



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