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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 19 10 



White Doyenne, one of tha oldest kinds, is disap- 

 pearing from cultivation 



"Winter Nelis, a fine quality winter pear, keeping well 



with russet splashes. Flesh juicy, melting 

 and of excellent flavor, which is intensified 

 when grown upon quince, when it is also 

 enormously productive. We also find that 

 it is less subject to the San Jose Scale than 

 most pears. 



Flemish Beauty: Seems to be success- 

 ful over a large part of the country. Fruit 

 large, with a red cheek, flesh melting and of 

 very good quality. The tree is a regular 

 and abundant bearer and the fruit follows 

 the Angouleme in season of maturity. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey: One of the 

 favorite September pears, but somewhat 

 variable in quality according to the soil. It 

 prefers a heavy one. When the soil is 

 suited to it the quality is very good, other- 

 wise it is sometimes a little astringent, 

 especially if planted far South. Upon the 

 whole I consider it worthy to be numbered 

 among the twelve good garden pears, if 

 grown upon the quince stock. Season. 

 September to October. 



Seckel: Although of small size, its 

 exquisite flavor makes full amends. Fruit 

 small in the average northern states, but 

 increasing in size as it is grown Southward. 

 There, however, while being a most excellent 

 pear, it loses some of the peculiar musky 

 characteristic which makes it the most 

 luscious of small pears. If grown as a 

 standard it is exceedingly slow in coming 

 into bearing. Season from September to 

 middle of October. 



Beurre Superfin: This medium-size 

 pear is certainly worthy of its name. Flesh 

 exceedingly juicy, melting, with rich vinous 

 flavor — ripens during October — the tree 

 succeeds quite well upon the quince, but 

 lasts longer as a standard. 



Bartlett: Unquestionably the best 

 known of good market pears, succeeding 

 in nearly all sections of the United States. 

 Few other pears are in demand while the 

 Bartlett holds the market. It is unnecessary 

 to enter into a lengthy description of such a 

 well-known fruit. It ripens evenly in the 

 house if gathered before maturity, and is 

 best suited to warm, even gravelly soils. In 

 damp soil the fruit loses some of its excellent 

 flavor; while it becomes somewhat deficient 

 in its peculiarly perfumed flavor it increases 

 in size as it is grown Southward. Trees can 

 be grown on the quince with a fair return 

 of good and early crops; they do not as a 

 rule five as long as standards. 



Anjou: Of first quality, high flavor, rich, 

 vinous, and the tree very productive. It 

 begins to mature during October, and if 

 carefully gathered before frost and stored 

 in a cool, dry room, the table may be supplied 

 with this excellent pear until January. 



Vicar of Winkfield: A large pyriform 

 pear, of golden yellow color. Its quality is 

 somewhat variable; if planted in fertile soils 

 the flesh is buttery, and of good quality, 

 but becomes more or less astringent where 

 the soil is not suitable. The fruit matures 

 slowly and is therefore one of the best for 

 our winter supply. It can be kept under 

 proper cool, airy room storage until late 

 winter. Tree of unusually vigorous growth 

 and very productive on the quince. 



Glout Morceau : A most excellent large 

 pear, and another long keeper; can be used 

 as a table pear during winter; very slow 

 coming into bearing as a standard, and should 

 always be worked on quince for the family 

 garden. Either of these two last named 

 pears will fill out the list of twelve desirable 

 varieties for table and dessert purposes. 



TWELVE PEARS FOR STANDARDS 



Trees of this class require more space 

 than dwarfs, and attain taller growth. In 

 this class we have some varieties which are 

 not successful if grown upon quince stock, 

 but must be grafted upon thrifty pear 

 seedlings. 



Souvenir du Congress: One of the 

 largest of the summer pears, ripening from 

 August to September; showy and excellent. 



Belle Lucrative: Above medium, 

 yellowish green, flesh melting and vinous; 

 September and October. 



Beurre Clairgeau: Those who desire 

 a very large, highly colored and juicy pear 

 will find this a very desirable addition to 

 their garden. Season from October to 

 November. Productive. 



Winter Nelis: One of the highest 

 flavored very late pears, although of medium 

 size, this defect is fully made good by its 

 quality. Keeps through winter. Tree is 

 of straggling growth, but a free bearer, and 

 fruit often needs thinning. This is one of 

 the valuable winter fruits of the California 

 growers, and seen in our markets as late 

 as Easter. 



Boussock: This variety is as popular a 

 market fruit in some sections of Europe as 

 is the Bartlett here. Fruit of large size, with 

 lemon-colored and red skin, flesh buttery, 



juicy and of good flavor, but texture some- 

 times a little coarse ; matures during Septem- 

 ber. In many localities it has filled the place 

 of the Virgalieu, which has proven unreliable 

 as a tree. 



Kieffer: In every way a most desirable 

 pear, of most healthy and luxuriant growth — 

 very productive, as well as precocious bearer. 

 Fruit large, if not allowed to overbear. 

 Should be gathered before a heavy frost and 

 house-ripened, when it becomes of fair 

 quality at the North, but at the South it is 

 far superior when thus ripened. The flesh is 

 then very juicy, half melting, and vinous, with 

 a richly perfumed flavor. It often attains 

 a weight of eighteen to twenty ounces. No 

 pear, except the Bartlett, is so valuable for 

 canning and cooking — its long keeping and 

 great abundance of bearing claims for it a 

 place in every family garden. Fruit yellow 

 with pale red, flesh solid, juicy, but brittle, 

 with some of the flavor of the Bartlett. The 

 tree is very seldom infested by the San Jose 

 scale, but not immune from blight. 



Easter Beurre: Large and of excellent 

 quality. Keeps well from December to 

 March. 



Triomphe de Jodoigne: One of the 

 largest pears if grown in suitable soil, and 

 especially if trained against a wall, when 

 specimens weighing two pounds have been 

 produced. Quality very good, and for the 

 careful amateur who can train it to a wall 

 in a sunny exposure, its enormous size and 

 good quality will amply repay a little extra 

 care. 



Josephine de Malines: If one seeks 

 for the most exquisite quality in a pear, he 

 will find it in this variety. Not very pro- 

 ductive, and listed here only for those who 

 have a spare place in their garden and care 

 to grow a fruit for its surpassing excel- 

 lence rather than for its abundance. The 

 tree is unattractive, with small foliage, and 

 moderate growth, and the fruit of medium 

 size. The flesh is of fine texture, melting, 

 juicy, and of the most delicate and per- 

 fumed flavor; color of flesh of a pale yellow- 

 pinkish tint, the fruit when cut giving out 

 a delicate fragrance. 



Bartlett, the most popular American pear succeed- 

 ing almost everywhere 



