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“Bon Chrelien,’ also known in the street 
as “William pears.” These pears were in- 
troduced from France to England by a 
man by the name of William, and there- 
fore pass under his name here. The 
Same pear was introduced into America 
by a Mr. Bartlett, and hence in the United 
States is known as the Bartlett pear. 
Thousands of boxes of these pears are 
consigned into the British markets now, 
and will continue to come until some time 
in May. 
They come in small, single-layer boxes 
of 28 pears each, and sell here at $1 per 
box from the commission houses. This 
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fruit comes by steamer a distance of over 
6,000 miles, requiring about 20 days for 
the trip from Cape Town to London. 
Those that I have seen have been landed 
in fine condition. The best opportunity 
seems to be to produce something good 
for the holiday season. 
The Royal Horticultural Society of 
Great Britain is to a large extent re- 
sponsible for the development of horticul- 
ture in South Africa. They are taking 
great interest in the production of fruit 
for the British markets in the various 
British colonies, and the results of their 
efforts are showing good returns in many 
cases. 
Importations of Apples and Pears into France 
retin bette yams er AMORA Sf EN rer coher ert retee yr ESNEAGPSLHIA pape nummer ahem ter APENY AAA Rbvalnhenrteetattye nt IRN iMAitendie iets RA AY aiheielcmeennstiinhenirtmen steele rere eeteHi fH Lniinosneni A 
erent ener rae tinier agit 
Germany... 0.66... c cece eee nee eens 
ee 8 © eH 2 ew He he ee 
Austria-Hungary..... 
Turkey.......... 
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United States. .....0 0 cece ec eee ee ee 
Canada......... .. 
1907. | 1908 
Bushels Bushels 
Lecce eceneeeeeenes 5,980 |... cee eae 
Lo cee pence 10,080 |............ 
bene bee ven ee cues 2,275 low cee cece nee 
ace eeeeeeeeene ae 82,875 19,765 
1,245 790 
accutane e eee nae 2,340 695 
Lede veueeueeuucees 103,740 21,250 
ela NN AOE FAAS ROH ODI LAN ERAN Yr NW eee AA RSP 
I have been able to get very little infor- 
mation concerning the French markets, 
but from the above table you will observe 
that so far as imported apples and pears 
are concerned, the market for foreign 
stock is not very great. My advices indi- 
cate that no pears are imported into 
France from the United States, and those 
that are imported are of two varieties, 
“Amorelle” and “Blanche.” 
Horticulture in France is a most pros- 
pering industry, and besides growing 
fruits for their own markets they are ex- 
tensive exporters to various European 
districts. In October, 1909, a Technical 
Board of Horticulture was created and 
attached to the Ministry of Agriculture. 
The purpose of the board is to promote 
horticultural development in France. 
In the Buropean markets, especially in 
pears and the more delicate fruits, 
France has a great advantage over the 
United States, and in arranging for mar- 
keting our fruits in this part of the world 
care should be taken to avoid such plant- 
ings for this trade as are likely to be 
ruinous against the French product. A 
special study should be made of the 
French productions in order to get a thor- 
ough understanding of this phase of the 
subject. It is clear that any apple-grow- 
ing section, in order to make a perma- 
nent success, must establish and main- 
tain a standard of fruit and pack that 
will fix its reputation high and substan- 
tial in the markets of the world. 
A single ship from New York has 
just brought into Liverpool over 30,000 
bushels of apples, and this is only one of 
several ships clearing every week car- 
rying fruit during the season. The Brit- 
ish markets consume between 10 and 12 
million dollars worth of imported apples 
each year, with an increasing tendency. 
The parliament of Ontario, Canada, a 
year ago passed an act providing for the 
