160 REPORT ON THE No. 24 



SAPIEGANKA. 



A RusBJan pear of fine appearance, scions of which were sent out to Mr. L. Woolverton 

 in 1892, by M. Jaroslav Niemetz, of Winnitza, Podolie, Russia. Its fine appearance is in 

 its favor, but its quality is inferior to other varieties of its season, and, unless it should prove 

 desirable on account of its hardiness, would not be worthy of general cultivation. Mr. Niemetz 

 says, '■ In its home in Lithuania, old and large trees are met with which have endured many 

 and severe winters in the Tamboff Government. It is the most hardy of all pears there grown, 

 and, therefore, is certainly a hardy variety. The flavor of the flesh depends upon local con- 

 ditions, for, though it is tasteful enough in the warmer districts, it is sometimes harsh ; 

 when grown in the north is juicy and buttery." 



Tree : hardy, productive, but subject to blight. 



Fkuit : size medium, oblate, often somewhat flattened ; color brownish yellcw, with 

 brownish red in sun, with numerous small dots ; stem long in small cavity ; calyx segments 

 large, f)artly open in a broad, wrinkled basin. 



Flesh : white ; texture coarse, somewhat firm and juicy. 



Qu.\LiTY : dessert poor ; cooking poor. 



Value : market third class. 



Season : August. 



Adaptation : succeeds well at Grimsby. Tested by the Dominion Experimental Farms 

 and found tender in ^Manitoba and the Northwest, but perfectly hardy at Ottawa and in 

 Muakoka. 



SOUVENIR {Soureiiirdu Congrcs.) 



A very large, showy pear, but coarse in flesh and of ordinary cjuality. Single trees are 

 found in many Ontario fruit gardens, but so far we know of no orchards of this variety planted 

 for profit. Hogg, the British pomologist, however, speaks of it more highly, as follows : — " A 

 verv handsome and excellent pear ; ripe in the end of August and the beginning of September. 

 It has a great resemblance to the Williams (Bartlett), but is quite a distinct fruit." 



Origin : France, Dy M. Morel, of Lyon-Naise, and dedicated to the Pomological Congress 

 at France. 



Tkee : vigorous and productive, pyramidal. 



Feuit : very large, form oblong obovate, undulating in outline ; color clear yellow when ripe, 

 with a red cheek and many brown dots ; stem 5 of an inch long, stout, much inclined, inserted 

 without a cavity ; calyx large, open, set in a deep basin. 



Flesh: color white; texture tender, but coarse, juicy, melting; flavor rich, vinous, 

 aromatic, somewhat resembling that of Bartlett. 



Quality : dessert fair ; cooking not tested. 



Value : home market first class. 



Season : late September and early October. 



Adaptation : not widel}' tested in Ontario. 



