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the core, but when they decay begin on the outside, so that it is 

 always perceptible. 



Mr. Hubbard. If the gentleman had gone a little further 

 back, and told us what should be the mode of procedure in rais- 

 ing pears, it would have been of great value to us. I have 

 noticed, so far as my experience has gone, that there is an 

 increasing interest among the people in regard to fruit, and 

 more and more fruit trees are continually planted ; but only a 

 small proportion of those who have set out trees have met with 

 much success. Now, it has occurred to me, that the difficulty 

 was, that they have heard these accounts of various kinds of 

 pears, that they were very nice indeed, and upon that have pur- 

 chased the trees and planted them. Now, what people want to 

 know is, what shall be their course of procedure when they 

 purchase those trees and plant them, to bring them into bearing 

 condition, and to have them nourish well. There are a great 

 many people who have purchased apple trees, and set them but, 

 and I have followed the trees along, and noticed that they never 

 succeed in getting anything ; and it seemed to me that it was 

 to be attributed not so much to the soil as to neglect. In the 

 discussion this forenoon, we talked about the root crop and 

 everybody said it needed constant care ; that the weeds must 

 not be allowed to grow ; that if they went a week too long, it 

 was a serious injury to the roots. Now, if we set pear trees or 

 apple trees, or any other fruit trees, must they not have as much 

 care as we give to these other things ? The idea seems to be 

 that all we have got to do to obtain plenty of fruit for our tables, 

 is simply to pay a dollar or two for a tree and set it out. That 

 is very little indeed ; but are we going to get, in a few years, 

 delicious pears from those trees that we set out, without giving 

 them the care which we heard this morning all these other 

 things need ? 



I hope Mr. Clement and others will take up this matter, and 

 let those who wish to set out trees understand that something 

 more is required than purchasing and planting a tree to get the 

 fruit. 



R. Ramsay. With regard to one apple, the Northern -Spy, 

 I would say a word, because I fear that some will be deceived 

 by it. If a friend should give them the apple, they would say, 

 " Yes, I will certainly have some of thoso trees, or, I will have 



