troes will result in a liberal supply of that which is good, in place of the inferior products 

 of our gardens and orchards. 



T(i arconiiilish tliis, how('V(>r, csjit'cially with thn pear, which stands at the head f>f f>iir 

 hardy fruits, it is scarcely possible to do so only under what may be termed artifK-ial 

 culture — that is, growing' tlie trees as pyramids or espaliers ; so many of the choicest kinds 

 reijuire shelter or protection from our cold winds, that as orchanl tn-es, only in highly 

 favored situations, they cannot be rt-lied upon for constant croi)S of tin- finest fruit. Wo 

 ma}-, in time, possess such varieties, but at present there arc but a feu- u-hieh f/ice tjood results 

 under such treatment. Other fruit trees are less capricious in their growth and produce. 



Saiiclio Fanza, having just returned home after a long absence, the first thing 

 which Ills wife, Teresa, asks about, is the welfare of the steed. " I have l)rouj,rht 

 him back," answers Saiicho, "and in much l)etter health and condition than I am 

 in myself." "The Lord Ijc praised," said Teresa, "for this his great mercy to me." 



Then follows an essay on pruning, thinning, and mulching, and we are intro- 

 duced to the subject of "watering," in which he says : " There are few sorts of 

 pears which do not, in our climate, at some period of the summer need watering." 

 If one's orchard needs mulching and watering, besides high manuring, digging, 

 trenching, root-pruning, thinning and mulching, and now and then a little guano 

 and a little super-phosphate, I am very much afraid it will be cheaper to import 

 pears from France or purchase oranges. But here I leave it to others to say 

 whether our advocate for the " Pear on the Quince" gives it up in the 185T evi- 

 dence of his opinion or not, and sing with the children, " Oh ! Mr. Brown, don't 

 give it up so !" 



[" Querist" is rather harsh in his article, from which we have been obliged to 

 strike some severe irrelevant remarks. "We scarcely anticipated such a recantation, 

 and perhaps Mr. II. will say he has been misunderstood. — Ed.] 



CAX WE AFFORD TO LIVE IN IT? 



Occasionally some millionaire builds a mansion, which is the admiration of the 

 town, or erects a country house, which, with its grounds, is the pride and boast 

 of its neighborhood. In time the great man dies, becomes insolvent, goes abroad, 

 or tires of his hobby ; and then the property is put up for sale. Everybody 

 crowds to see the dwelling, or drives out to the country house. The pictures, 

 the furniture, the hot-house, or the grounds, are by turns the theme of admiration. 

 The night of the sale arrives. The auction room is crowded. To judge from 

 the sea of faces looking up at the crier, one might think that the competition 

 would be enormous. But the fact is the reverse. The auctioneer expatiates long 

 before he can obtain a single offer; the property, at first, seems about to be 

 knocked down to the first bidder; and when, at last, other offers are made, they 

 come almost reluctantly, and though the hammer falls amid a general cry "how 

 cheap I" the purchaser looks as if he already half repented of his bargain. 



And why ? Simply because it is one thing to buy a costly house, but quite 

 another thing to live in it. Men, before they purchase a stately mansion, should 

 ask themselves whether they can afford to keep it in appropriate style. A hun- 

 dred thousand dollars for a dwelling makes necessary thousands of dollars for 



ing views of these cultivators ? Why, while the Boston amateurs who have had THIRTY 

 YEARS' experience, and place some reliance on the experience of foreign cultivators, are 

 enjoying the luxury of delicious pears in great profusion, the New York and Philadelphia 

 cultivators are setting out their trees and digging them up again," &C. In July, " we can 

 'ope that continued attention icill result in a liberal supply ;" and, "fine specimens, 

 1 by no means abundant, are less so than formerly." Rich and fruity, isn't it ! — Q 



