THERE IS PROGRESS. 



ing the public taste upon this subject, and may its readers multiply an hundred fold 

 in Western New York. 



[We had our artist to 

 prepare the annexed re- 

 presentation of one of our 

 own Duchess D'Angou- 

 leme Pear trees, as it ap- 

 peared on the 18th of 

 October, just previous to 

 its being stripped, and 

 after several pears had 

 been taken from it, leav- 

 ing thirty-two, all of a 

 good average size. 



This tree, and several 

 others exhibiting this sea- 

 son equally prolific bear- 

 ing, was purchased only 

 four years ago from Ell- 

 wanger and Barry, of Ro- 

 chester, New York, and 

 was then one year old 

 from the graft. On three 

 trees we counted one hun- 

 dred fine pears. Equal 

 results may be recorded 

 from trees of similar age 

 of several kinds, though 

 as a "show tree" the 

 Duchess was the most re- 

 markable. After such re- 

 sults, instead of, as form- 

 erly, being obliged to wait 

 a life-time to see your trees 

 in full fruit, there is no 

 longer need to ask, "Is 

 there any progress ?" The 

 fruit of this tree, costing 

 less than fifty cents, could 

 have been sold for five 

 dollars readily. — Ed.] 



