The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-10-10
SEEDLES,}PEARS
new DISCOVERY
IA. |. MASON HAS A BEARING TREE
May Mean a Fortune TO the Lucky
Owner-Unlike Seedless Apple
Quality is Good.

A. /. Mason created something Of a
sensation here Saturday when he
brought in a quantity Of pears from a
bearing tree in his orchard, and
claimed that they had no seeds or
core. As there are many here from
Missouri, they had To be shown, and
be cut open 20 or q # the fine large
pears, and none of tL, IN had either
cores or seeds. The tree Is from
lot OF other trees OF nameless varie-
ty which Mr.. Mason has been letting
mature on his place, to find that his
original purchase of trees was CON-
posed of mixed variety OF fruit that
was anything but what he intended
when he set them out, and as the ap
pie trees on his place have been all
worked over, this pear is but one OF
few which remained. lt has proved a
marvel, however, and may compensate
him Tor the trouble in grating over
apple trees not true to name, and
losses incidental thereto.
The pear is of as good or better
flavor than the Bartlett, and comes at
time between the Bartlett and win
ter varieties which will make it a val
liable seller. II is Of good size, and
unlike the seedless apple, has appar-
emily lost none of its good qualities
by the freak of nature which has left
1t without seeds and core.
| The fruit was examined by some of
the best known truit growers and
horticulturists at Hood River and
many others and Is pronounced the
most wonderful example Of entirely
seedless decidu GUS fruit ever eeen or
heard of. Unlike the seedless apple,
the Mason seedless pear, as 1t has
been named, Is perfect one, being
from 81 to Az inches In height and
4 to 8 inches In circumference.
Mr.. Mason's discovery caused wide-
spread interest and considerable ex-
oitement when exhibited at Hood
River Saturday and many would not
believe that the pears were without
seeds or cores until he cut several OF
them open and convinced them. In
fact, he destroyed about peck OF his
wonderful horticultural find in order
to make good his statements. Ii is
said by nurserymen and fruit growers
that Mr.. Mason has not only made a
wonderful discovery In horticulture,
but also q very valuable one for him
self If 1t should prove that the pears
are seedless every year.
In telling the story Of his discovery
Mr.. Mason stated that the tree on
which they grew was bought for a
Clapp's Favorite, and Is but three
years old. Last year 1t had but few
pears on it and little attention was
paid to them except to note that they
bore much later than that variety Ia
supposed to.
This year, however, 1t had several
boxes OF large, fine fruit and In being
prepared for canning one of the pear
was cut open and to the astonishmen,
of Mason's wife, had no seed In It,
Thinking this was just freak on tht
part of one pear, Mrs. Mason cut oper
, another which also had no seeds OF
, core and called Mr.. Mason's atten
tiun to the fact. Hurriedly he cul
open half box of the fruit and found
1t all seedless and ooreless, and moi
being posted on pears, as apples, ht
came to town to discover If any one
knew Of similar incident.
. None could be found among either
growers, shippers or students of bor.
ticulture and the pear was pronounced
not Clapp's Favorite, but one of IN
, known variety that gives every evil
, dence of having in some way per
, formed what mankind has been trying
to do for years, grow seedless decidu
! GUS fruit that will be the equal In
] flavor and quality of that with core
and saada