The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-10
Ciapp's Favorite Pear.

l have seen no ropart Of this celebrated
pear for the past season as yet. My ex.
perience with it has been so happily sue
cessfu that am anxious to give the re.
suit to all fellow lovers of choice fruit. |
have now fruited this variety three years
on my grounds here on the banks OF the
Hudson, and think no other pear grown
this season has given me pleasure and
satisfaction 80 great. 1t is the most
beautiful grower | ever saw nothing can
equal its dark, vigorous. uxuriant branch
eu, and massive, glossy, foliage. 1t is
beautiful tree, aud wei! organized against
blight, mildew and kindred affections.
My trees are all standard, and now six
years from the scion. Some OF them, be.
sides maturing two or three crops of
fruit, have attained an enormous growth.
The fruit with me grows very much like
this, viz: Very large pyrilorm inclined
to tnrbinate; very regular and uniform
in shape smooth lemon yellow beauti.
full red cheek when properly ripened III
the house stem medal TO short--very
stout; obIiquely set without depression
calyx partially closed shallow. wrnkled
basin flesh yellowish white, very fine
texture. exceedingly juicy. melting, and
vet brittle a sweet, aromatic, vinous fla.
vor, rich. peculiar and delicious. This
is a true description Of my Clapp's favor.
lite fruit this season. A marked pecu.
liarity Of this variety is its brittleness !;
you part it from stem to crown with q
fruit knife. aud then you can break it of
in small pieces, just as you would ba.
mana or pineapple fully ripeued on the
stem.
We have enjoyed eating this fruit in
my family beyond compare. Although
possessing an extensive variety Of most OF
the new and choice pears, prefer Clapp's
Favorite to anything which has matured
up to this date, which also is the verdict
Of several amateurs and connoisssers to
whom have sent specimens for testing.
1t there be defect in this pear, it may
be slight tendency to premature decay
at the core, beginning at the calyx. l
say such may prove a defect; cannot
speak positively yet. for this year is the
first that have noticed it, and l am in.
clined, in this case at least, to attribute
it to picking few days too late. which is
a well known cause Of this difficulty il
most pears. 1t is perhaps not more liza.
BILE to this core weakness than the Bart.
lett.
No fruit can be more beautiful thar
Clapp's Favorite pear properly ripened
1t should be picked as soon as the stem
will part readily on lifting gently, and il
no case left to color put in cool uppel
room, thinly spread between layers o
flannel if possible, and excluded from tn,
light. l have as yet had none for mar
ket, but think they must prove very
valuable variety for profit from thei
large and uniformly handsome appear
ance, and the Zine of ripeniug coming il
here about two weeks in advance of tn,
Bartlett, and thus before tho peach glut
so fatal to the latter in most locations
Mine were fully ripe this year on tn
18th Of August If this is. as was gen
orally supposed, cross between tn
Flemish Beauty and the Bartlett, it sure
ly was happy experiment. If there i
a summer or fall pear better than this i
the respects l have indicated, it woul
give me pleasure to have one or tw
specimens on my table now. and fe'
+ trees Of the variety next spring. VIII
: will tell US why we shall not plant NOR
, of Clapps Favorits pear7-H. Hen
BRICKS, Ulster County, N. Y, 10 Countr
, Gentle uan.