PYRUS JOHN SEDEN

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 5, 29 July 1908, Page 40

PYRUS JOHN SEDEN

(Pear x Quince). This interesting fruit was raised by Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons at their Langley Nursery in 1895 from Pear Bergamotte Esprian and the Portugal Quince, a variety of Pyrus Cydonia, the latter being the pollen parent. Three plants were raised from seeds taken from the same fruit, and of these two have fruited, while the third has produced a dwarf and somewhat stunted tree. The plant is similar to the quinee in its general habit and foliage, and the time and method of flowering coincides with that of the quince. The fruits are quite firm, and will probably keep in a

good condition for' a considerable period. When first gathered the colour of the fruit was a grass green, but it became slightly darker. The flavour is distinctly that of the quince. The other tree resembles the pear in every respect, and the mode of flowering is jn trusses, the same as in the mother parent. Its fruits are pear-shaped, and they have a rich Bergamotte flavour. They were ripe early in November and developed a reddish-brown colour.