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Burbank, and yet more recently, Red June, are largely superseding the 

 Botaa in popularity. Red June seems likely to win precedence on account 

 of its slightly improved quality, large size, and especially the more satis- 

 factory habit of the tree, which is upright, while Burbank is spreading and 

 almost drooping. 



Kelsey fails to mature its wood within our season. It is only adapted 

 to the climate of California and the extreme south. 



Long Fruit and Yosebe, as received from Georgia, are obviously identi- 

 cal. The fruit is very small and of indifferent flavor, usually ripening 

 about the middle of July. 



Maru and Shiro Smomo in form and color are much like Botan, though 

 of smaller size and earlier, They are excessive bearers. 



Ogon is of good size and bears moderately, but the fruit, though beauti- 

 ful, is sadly deficient in quality. 



Red Nagate, as received from Georgia, is much like Red June, though 

 somewhat less in size and otherwise distinct. 



Satsuma, owing to its color, is frequently gathered before full maturity. 

 Here it is sufficiently productive, and when fully matured is one of the 

 best of the species for culinary purposes. Trees received here as Chabot 

 have now fruited and prove identical with the above. 



Trees received as Gold, Hale, Kerr, Mikado and Willard have not yet 

 fruited. 



Wickson showed more or less bloom last spring, but failed to fruit this 

 year, though maturing a few fine specimens last year upon year old grafts. 



PEARS. — Pyrus communis. 



The cold, backward spring of 1897 held pears, in common with other 

 fruit trees, in a dormant condition much later than usual, and while in 

 this condition they, in common with other trees, received a thorough spray- 

 ing, the needful pruning having been done during mild weather in early 

 March. 



June 1st and 2d gave pears a spray of Bordeaux, adding three ounces of 

 Paris green to each barrel of water, as a preventive of scab and codling 

 moth. 



June 18th sprayed pears with copper sulphate (one pound in 50 gallons 

 of water) to prevent scab, adding three ounces of Paris green for codling 

 moth 



July 6th repeated the foregoing for the same purpose. 



July 26th, drouth being very severe, several young pear trees, which had 

 become seriously enfeebled, were treated with two quarts of bone meal, one 

 quart of nitrate of soda and one peck of ashes. The whole was well mixed 

 with the soil about the trees which were then thoroughly watered. 



Crimson clover was sowed among pears on August 2d and 3d after a 

 moderate shower. This started promptly, but the immediate occurrence of 

 hot, drying weather ruined much of it, except where more or less shaded. 

 The stand of plants is therefore more or less imperfect. 



August 14th the slug having attacked the foliage of a few pear trees; 

 they were dusted with air-slaked lime. 



Several pear trees were at different times attacked by blight, which was 

 promptly cut away and burned. Only in one or two cases has it become 

 necessary to wholly remove the trees. 



