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Winter pears will never be abundant, nor will they be wanted in 

 large quantities, as in summer or autumn. They are a luxury, wanted 

 mainly as a dessert fruit. If the culture and care are given which will 

 insure highest quality, there is every reason to believe that the demand 

 will fully equal the supply, and at remunerative prices. The very fact 

 that special care is required to prevent the fruit from shriveling and 

 bring it to perfection will so limit the quantity in the market that 

 larger profits will often be realized than with earlier varieties. — W. C. 

 Strong. 



in western new york. 



The following are among the prominent varieties of winter pears : 

 Wilder (Col. Wilder), Winter Xelis, Souvenir d'Esperen, Josephine de 

 Malines, Barry (P. Barry), Olairgeau, Easter Beurre, Duhamel du Mon- 

 ceau, Jones, Lawrence, Anjou, Mount Vernon. The Clairgeau is really 

 a. fall pear; the others are winter varieties. 



Our plan of keeping pears is very simple. In an ordinary building, 

 lined with hay so as to keep out the severe cold, we can keep most 

 varieties through the winter successfully. The varieties of winter 

 pears which we grow most are Anjou, Winter Nelis and Josephine de 

 Malines. Anjou, the earliest, is by far the most satisfactory, being very 

 large, handsome and of fine quality. The Californian varieties raised 

 by Mr. Fox — Wilder and Barry — are the longest keepers, preserving 

 their good flavor and perfect condition until April. Duhamel du Mon- 

 ceau and Souvenir d'Esperen are varieties that are not grown or known 

 much, but both are valuable, on account of their size and quality. 

 Both are high-flavored, and deserve to be cultivated more extensively 

 than they are. We have been trying for many years to increase the 

 cultivation of the Anjou, but for some reason — we do not know exactly 

 why — growers have not undertaken to produce it on a large scale. 

 We think that one of the principal objections raised is its large size, as 

 it is liable to be injured by the storms which occur early in autumn. 

 This is to some extent true, but if the orchard is properly located and 

 provided with necessary shelter, this objection cannot be urged. We 

 have not had any experience with cold storage, and therefore cannot 

 say anything about it. Our experience so far has been very satisfactory 

 with fruit kept according to our method. When the fruit comes out 

 of the house it does not suffer in any way from a change of tempera- 

 ture, and will last a long time, even when brought into warm places. — 

 Ellwanger & Barry. 



