1906 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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WHITE DOYENNE {Virgalieu of New York State.) 



An old variety with many French 

 synonyms, of which the proper one 

 according to LeRoy is La Doyenne. 

 Downing speaks of it as " unquestionably 

 one of the most perfect of autumn pears," 

 and on account of its excellent quality 

 and the productiveness of the tree, it 

 was at one time widely planted in the 

 commercial orchards of Ontario and the 

 United States. Latterly, however, like 

 the Flemish Beauty, it has become sub- 

 ject to black spot, for which reasou it is 

 losing favor. 



Origin : France. 



Teee : healthy, not subject to blight ; 

 a fairly vigorous grower, and an abun- 

 dant bearer ; usually grown as a standard. 



Fkuit : size medium to large, 

 form obovate, variable in length ; akin 

 green at first, changing to yellow as 

 it ripens, sometimes red in the sun, 

 sprinkled with numerous russet dots ; 

 stem J of an inch long, set in a shallow 

 cavity ; calyx half closed in a shallow 

 slightly plaited basin. 



Flesh : white ; texture fine 

 grained, buttery, fairly juicy; flavor 

 sugary, aromatic, perfumed. 



Quality : dessert very good ; 

 cooking very good. 



Value : market second class. 



Se.^son : September and October. 



