THE GILOGIL PEA R .
Gile-6 -gile. Noisette, Manuel Complet, p. 561,
Gros gobet ^ of some French Gardens; but not the Poire d
Dagobert S Gohet of Duhamel.
Gilogil. Hort. Soc. Cat. no. 289.
A valuable winter Pear, although not of first-
rate excellence. I t is a great bearer, has a tolerably
pleasant flavour, is very handsome, and keeps
well till March. As a baking P e a r it is particularly
useful; but it is difficult to stew whole, on account
of its becoming too soft.
According to the French, this will remain in
use till April and M a y : we have not seen any
instance of its possessing such a property in England
; but it probably would, if grown as an open
standard, for which it is undoubtedly well adapted.
I t should, however, be observed, that the period of
ripening in Pears depends very much upon the time
a t which their blossoms o p e n ; fruit produced by
late blossoms will invariably keep later than such as
comes from early blossoms ; hence it happens, not
unfrequently, th a t chambered fruit will vary as
much as a month or six -weeks in the time of its
being fit for the table.
Wood very vigorous, bright brown, with numerous
small russet spots.
Leaves thick, flat, recurved, regularly serrated
Flowers middle-sized, roundish-oval.
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