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acre, beside nearly $100 worth of Bartletts. Another instance was mentioned where an 

 old tree, growing in Western New York, had annually yielded from $20 to $30 worth of 

 pears, at two and a half dollars per bushel. An acre would admit 100 such trees, and would 

 yield annually from $2000 to $3000 in fruit. The tree mentioned received no cultivation. 

 Dr. Ward had obtained from forty trees of the Bartlett^ which had been planted only 

 seven years, and which had commenced bearing three years afterward, an average of half 

 a bushel per tree the present season, and had sold them from four to six dollars per bushel. 

 T. C. Maxwell had trees of the Flemish Beauty seven years planted, and two years old 

 when set out, which had borne two bushels each last year, and over one bushel this. 



Eiimiing and Marl-eting Fruit.— All present who had tried the Flemish Beauty, had 

 found it (in common with many other sorts), greatly improved in flavor by picking a few 

 days before maturity, and ripening within doors. This treatment had also been found 

 necessary by some on account of the liability of this pear to be blown off by the wind. 

 P. Baeet said that the treatment must be adapted to the peculiarities of the difterent sorts 

 — that some pears of a soft, melting character, such, for instance, as the Flemish Beauty 

 and Belle Lucrative, should be ripened in a cool room, or dry cellar, to prevent the process 

 from being to rapid, and to avoid speedy decay. On the other hand, those of a hardier or 

 more gritty nature, needed a much Avarmer temperature. The observations of others cor- 

 roborated this statement. A dark drawer had been found the best place for a pear to 

 complete its ripening, and to acquire its finest color. Whatever the temperature might be, 

 that is best adapted to the maturing process, preserving a uniformity, and avoiding chano-es 

 was regarded of great importance ; and also that too dry atmosphere was unfavorable to 

 the ripening of winter pears, especially, which had to remain exposed to it a long time 

 and which, if they once became too dry, never could be made to soften by maturity. 



Dr. Waed had found the profits of market pears to depend greatly upon their proper 

 ripening ; it not unfrequently happened that a triple price was obtained for handsomely 

 matured Bartletts over those equally well grown, but in a green condition. He had sold 

 them for six dollars per bushel, side by side with those equally as fine in every other respect, 

 that would scarcely bring two dollars, and which had not the tempting exterior of full 

 maturity. He had also found selection a matter of considerable importance, and had 

 obtained as much for the finest assorted Bartletts, taken from a large quantity, as he could 

 have obtained for nearly the whole unassorted. The best Bartletts had sold at retail in 

 New York city at twelve to twenty-five cents each. 



The Seclcel pear, although of such superlative high flavor, was very low-priced in market 

 although instances were mentioned where six to eight dollars per bushel had been obtained 

 for finely grown specimens in the Boston market. 



Winter Pears. — Gentlemen present being called upon to name the best winter pears, P. 

 Baeey expressed his preference for the Lawrence, Winter JSfelis, and Faster Beurre. The 

 Lawrence and Winter JSfelis would ripen well in boxes in cellars, and the Easter Beurre 

 was unquestionably the best very late keeper, but should always be grown upon the quince. 

 J. Battey, of Clinton county, named two, the Winl-field and Winter Kelis ; J. J. Thomas 

 selected the Winl-Jield, Laiorence, Winter Kelis, and Easter Beurre ; Dr. Wendell i)re- 

 ferred the Winljield, Winter Nelis, tmA Easter Beurre on quince. For exclusive raisin"- on 

 quince, P. Baeet would prefer the Winl'Jield, Glout Morceau, and Easter Beurre. A few 

 gentlemen who were acquainted with the Doyenne gris d'' Hirer, regarded it as givin^ the 

 highest promise of all the new winter sorts. 



Some discussion occured in relation to the difficulty of sending ripened winter pear 

 city markets in winter, from the danger of freezing on the way. J. Battey said th 



