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THE MOST PEOFITABLE PEARS. 



Mr. Babcock named Bartlett, Duchess d' Aiigouleme, Louise Bonue de Jer- 

 sey, Beurre d' Anjou, and BufFum. Thought the Bartlett does best as standard 

 on light soils, but as dwarf on heavy. 



Mr. Jones named Lawrence, Winter Nellis, Josephine de Malines, as best 

 ■winter varieties. Vicar of Winkfield does well with some, but not with him. 

 Nurserymen had supposed that the demand for Bartlett trees v/ould diminish, 

 but it had not. 



Mr. Thomas said the Winter Nellis was an excellent winter pear, but the 

 fruit should always be thinned. About three-fourths of the fruit should be 

 taken off. Has Nellis trees grafted on Virgalieu stocks, that grow up straight. 

 In regard to the Beurre Clairgeau, no pear is more beautiful hanging upon the 

 tree ; but it is very diflBcult to get it ripe before it rots. 



Mr.W. C. Barry would commence his list with the Clairgeau. Agrees with 

 Mr. Thomas, but then it shows so well upon the trees, that buyers give it the 

 preference. In addition, named Anjou, Bartlett, Lawrence, Duchesse, and J. 

 de Malines. The latter was a poor grower, but Lawrence good. 



Mr. Hoag named Bartlett, Duchesse, Buffum, Lawrence, Nelis, Anjou, and 

 Dix grafted on other stock. Anjou, when it gets age, is a good bearer. Buffam 

 good for picking. 



Mr. Jones said some Geneva nurserymen had found Buffum good for 

 canning. 



Mr. Barry, Jr. — Buffum can not be sold in Rochester. 



Mr. Graves, the chairman, said that he found Beurre Bosc very profitable, 

 but should be worked, standard high, on other pears. 



Mr. Thomas said Downing put Bosc at head of the list for market. Howell 

 was also a good pear. 



Dr. Beadle spoke highly of Bosc. It sells for the highest price. Thinned, 

 so that the pears do not touch one another upon the tree, grows fair. 



Mr. W. B. Smith, of Syracuse, would like to hear more of Anjou's bearing. 

 It is a very fine pear, and he thinks with age, will be productive. If he could 

 have but one pear for family, it would be Anjou. 



Mr. Shanley, of Greece, saw it bearing beside Duchesse, and thought the 

 trees quite as full. Brought the highest price of any pears sold in this city 

 last season, namely : $18 per barrel. 



Mr. Atwood, of Geneva — Bartletts, kept after their season, brought $30 per 

 barrel. 



Mr. Maxwell had heard that a fruit-grower of Richmond had received $40 

 per barrel for Bartletts got early in the New York market. 



THE MOST PROFITABLE PEACHES. 



Mr. Lyon — Peaches are successfully cultivated along the shores of Lake 

 Michigan. One of the leading varieties there is what they called Early Bar- 

 nard, but doubts whether it is the same known in this State by that name. 

 There are several seedlings called Barnard. Thinks that variety reproduces 

 itself from pits. Next to this, Early Crawford, Smock Free and Old Mixon 

 are valued. 



Mr. Law resides at South Haven, Michigan, in the peach growing region of 

 that State. Mr. Dyckman is one of the largest peach growers of that State. 

 He had some 15,000 baskets last season, which netted him $1.10 per peck 



