Re: stinky pear?

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] stinky pear?
• From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" lindsey@mallorn.com
• Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:59:18 -0500
• In-reply-to: 013301c54458$b8b68f70$010f120a@U0N15001S
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> A friend just called and left a message for  me and asked why her Bradford
> Pear has a horrible smell.  She didn''t describe what it smelled like, just
> that it was terrible and nothing like the B Pears where she works.  What
> could go wrong w/ a B Pear to make the blossoms smell bad?

Hi Kitty,

   Most pears have malodorous flowers -- they're similar to hawthorns,
   only not as strong.
 
   That's why I always tell people not to plant them near windows.  :)

Chris

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