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climates with success, as regards their keeping. A writer in 

 " The London Garden " sa3's that " he keeps fruit in this way- 

 all the year round. He has kept French crab-apples two 

 years. The Catillac pear has remained sound twelve months. 

 The fruit must be sound " when stored, and the sand must 

 be quite dry." 



" The chief advantages of packing in sand are the exclu- 

 sion of air-currents, the preservation from changes of tem- 

 perature, and the absorption of moisture, which favors decay. 

 Much will depend on the apartment in which the experiment 

 is tried ; a dry, cool one being best." 



The varieties recommended in the replies to the inquiry, 

 " What ten varieties are recommended by you for profit ? and 

 why ? " are given below, in the order in which they received 

 the highest number. For their special claims in rank you 

 are referred to the replies appended, extracts from which, 

 for the first ten varieties, are given here ; viz. : — 



1. Bartlett : bears early and abundantly ; quality admira- 

 able ; is a great favorite ; always sells ; ripens in September. 

 2. Sheldon : grows well ; bears well, and sells at highest 

 prices ; ripens in October. 3. Louise Bonne de Jersey : 

 good grower ; very productive ; finds a ready market ; ripens 

 in September. 4. Beurre d'Anjou: excellent; productive 

 and profitable ; excellent keeper ; ripens from November to 

 March. 5. Duchesse d'Angouleme : of the highest quality 

 and most popular ; ripens in November and December. 6. 

 Seckel : of the highest flavor known among pears ; produc- 

 tive, bringing a good price ; ripens in October. 7. Beurre 

 Clairgeau : early ; abundant bearer ; large and handsome ; 

 ready market at highest prices ; ripens November to Janu- 

 ary. 8. Beurre Bosc : excellent and high-flavored ; much in 

 demand ; ripens in October. 9. Lawrence : free bearer of 

 excellent winter pears; sells high; ripens November and 

 December. 10. Vicar of Winkfield : great productiveness ; 

 ripens when others are nearly gone; finds a ready sale at 

 good prices; ripens December to March. 11. Rostiezer. 

 12. Belle Lucrative. 13. Onondaga. 1-1. Clapp's Favorite. 

 15. Winter Nelis. 16. Howell. 17. Urbaniste. 18. Buf- 

 fum. 19. Beurre Giffard. 20. Marie Louise. 21. Paradise 

 d'Automne. 22. Glout Morceau. 23. Dearborn's Seedling. 

 24. Bloodgood. 25. Kingsessing. 26. Tyson. 



11 ^ David W. Low, Chairman. 



