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Winter Master pear
12022-06-30T11:15:32-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f599A tree identified in Belgium in the second half of the 18th century. In the right circumstances (warm and sheltered locations), this pear is delicious; but less than ideal conditions yield pears for cooking. Crimean gardeners complain that the Winter Master requires too much moisture and protection. The fruit fall easily in the wind - a problem in Crimea. The editor writes that whenever one sees gorgeous Winter Masters on the table you can be sure they are from France. Russian-grown Winter Masters are few in number. Yet a correspondent writes from St. Petersburg to point out that in general, Crimean pears increasingly compete with French pears and their progress is such that the latter "might soon be a memory."plain2022-07-12T14:46:58-04:001790 - 1906Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 1, no. 23Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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12022-06-27T22:04:52-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Tasting BoardKelly O'Neill78or, "The Atlas of Fruits"structured_gallery2022-07-12T17:28:30-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5