EASTER BEUEEE PEAE. 



five thousand, of those even who have gardens, has yet tasted a fine Winter JVelis, a 

 Lawrence, a Beurre d' Aremherg, a Glout Morceau, or an Easter Beurre ; yet these 

 are all delicious, melting Pears, that will ripen in a good dry cellar without any extra 

 care or attention whatever. 



The Easter Beurre, which we present as our frontispiece, is a noble fruit — by far 

 the finest, as we think, of all long-keeping varieties. That it has attracted so little 

 attention among amateur cultivators is really surprising; for it succeeds well here — 

 quite as well as in France or Belgium, as far as we know of its being tested. The 

 Pomological -Society has not recommended it in any way, while they have placed on 

 their lists other varieties of incomparably less value. For a few years past, however, 

 it has been pretty well disseminated by the nurseries, and we shall very soon have 

 some results from difi'erent parts of the country. We think it a fruit peculiarly 

 adapted to the south ; for it seems to endure dry and warm weather exceedingly well 

 here, neither shedding its leaves nor fruit prematurely ; and then it would keep up a 

 supply for the table for months after the autumn Pears are gone, even if it were not 

 to keep till April or May as it 

 does here in the north. We 

 must say, however, that accord- 

 ing to our' experience, it is larg- 

 er, of finer quality, and ripens 

 better, when grown on the 

 Quince than on the Pear stock ; 

 and this is the case in Europe, 

 too. On the Pear stock the 

 fruits seem not to receive a suf- 

 ficiently liberal supply of nutri- 

 ment to bring them up to the 

 most perfect state ; they are 

 comparatively small, with large, 

 gritty core, and instead of ripen- 

 ing off freely, and becoming 

 buttery and melting, many of 

 them shrivel and dry up, as 

 Pears do that have been pre- 

 maturely gathered. The Duch- 

 esse (T Angoulcmc is similar, to 

 some extent ; it is, according to 

 our opinion, infinitely superior 

 on the Quince. We therefore 

 recommend its culture on the 

 Quince stock, and that whether 



for market or for private use. The tree is a good grower, mod<irate at first 

 improving every year, and finally makes a large, vigorous tree on the Quince 



EASTER BECRRE PEAK. 



