
“Actual Photograph of Our ATLANTIC QUEEN Pear’ 
ATLANTIC QUEEN —This is an old French. pear which I dis- 
covered in a garden close to the seashore. The tree was imported 
together with other varieties thirty years ago. It has thrived 
maivelously under the most adverse conditions, The vicinity of 
salt water—poor soil in which it was planted—and the intense 
summer heat—left the tree unaffected. 
Whereas, a Bartlett or Anjou, or any seemingly popular variety, 
would have withered or grown poorly under such circumstances. 
In fact, some such varieties planted near by are in secondary 
state because the location was not ideal for planting pear trees. 
Conditions usually causing Fire Blight were dominant, but no 
trace was found that the tree was ever affected by it at any time. 
The tree is a prolific bearer. The fruit is firm, of immense size, 
weighing up to 1'/) pounds. The skin is yellow green—the fine, 
melting flesh is very juicy and sweet with the most delicious 
aroma all its own—by far it cannot be approached by the famed 
Comice (Royal Rivera) which grows only conditionally here 
in the East. 
Testing for possible weaknesses while propagating it in our 
different nurseries, it has proven to me to possess all the 
excellent qualities you seek—even strong commercial virtues: 
This is. the perfect pear in growing habits—size—and palate 
flattery. Since it appeared to me a link between the Old World 
and the New, I discarded the old French name and named it 
the “Atlantic Queen’’—the Pear of the Future. 
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