76 NEW r£A£S. 



prune above a llower-buJ, without any bad con.so<iuoiices, provided that the l>a.se of 

 the brauoh is suUiciently vigorous. 



ti7. The tree must bo completely unnailcd before jiruniiiiLj, lest some of the branches 

 be s]»lit or broken during the operation. The walls and trellises are inspected, the 

 insects destroyed, and the whole made as clean as possible. The tree must not be 

 unnailed till we are ready to begin pruning ; and the principal branches must be 

 trained in, and secured immediately after the operation is completed, lest they suft'er 

 from the eftects of severe frosts, which often occur at that time of the year. 



98. In pruning, I always commence with the fruit-branches, going along the prin- 

 cipal branches, beginning with the highest of these and working downwards. This 

 method has the advantage of enabling us to judge better of the strength of the upper 

 fruit-branches, and of rendering it easier to balance them with those that are on the 

 under side and at the bases of the principal branches, the fruit-braiiclies growing there 

 being always less vigorous than those on the upper sides and extremities. 



After each fruit-branch has been pruned according to the principles I have laid 

 down, I train in the principal branches of the tree, inclining each in the way it should 

 go, and then only do I prune their extremities. By this mode of proceeding it is 

 easier to judge of their relative length and strength, so as to act accordingly. 



A SCORE OF NEW PEARS. 



BY HON. M. r. WILDER, TRESIDEXT OF THE AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



[A YEAH ago we had the pleasure of presenting, from the pen of Col. Wilder, a val- 

 uable chapter on "New Pears that promise well." lie has again very kindly yielded 

 to our request, and favored us with the following outlines and accurate pomological 

 descriptions of twenty select new, or recently introduced varieties. It is unnecessary 

 for U3 to say that the information imparted in this paper is of great value to nurser}-- 

 men, as well as to amateur cultivators, who feel particularly interested in Pear culture, 

 and are making up large collections. Those only who have actual experience, can 

 appreciate the amount of labor and expense involved in conducting such immense 

 experiments as those from which Col. Wilder has gleaned the results now so liberally 

 communicated. We must take this occasion to express the hope that this year will 

 be a busy one among fruit growers, in all parts of the country, in collecting facts for 

 the gi'eat Pomological Convention, to bo held in Boston next autumn. Of this we 

 shall liave more to say hereafter.] — Ed. 



Bl'erre Naxtais. — Size — large. Form — pyriform, slightly contracted in the neck 

 somewhat obtuse. Stem — rather stout, about one inch in length. Color — a clear 

 green until mature, when the skin assumes a pale, handsome yellow, generally witl 

 any blush, and with but few traces of russet. Flesh — melting, tender, and 

 ■ — sacharine, tolerably rich. Season — September 1 5th to October 1 5th. Q 



