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amongst the grime and smoke so detrimental to most other trees. 

 Plate 9 depicts sucli a tree — an old Jargonelle — planted over forty 

 years ago, whicli is still growing, and fruits annually in a narrow yard 

 off Equitable-place, Melbourne. 



Plate 9. 

 An old Jargonelle Pear Tree growing in a yard in the heart of Melbourne. 



The resistance of the pear tree to root borer is also worthy of note. 

 In the Diamond Creek district, wheTe mixed varieties of fruit are ex- 

 tensively grown, large areas of trees are grubbed out each year owing 

 to the effects of root borer, but very few pear trees have to be removed 

 for this reason. 



(To he continued.) 



