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Pyrus communis, Linn.; Pear. 



A deciduous tree of Europe and Western Asia. There are 

 many varieties under cultivation,* and supplies oi tlie fresh 



fruit have come from United States (277105), Belgium (269507), 

 France (87886), Holland (73927), Canada (40110), Australia 

 (28826), Germany, Cape of Good Hope and Channel Islands to 

 a total of 805,199 centals for the year 1913. In addition to the 

 use of this fruit for eating, the manufacture of " Perry " is 

 of special importance in the counties of Gloucestershire. 

 Worcestershire i Herefordshire and Monmouthshire. 



2. Dec. 1903, " Cold Storage of Pears/' pp. 398401; March. 



1909, "Varieties of Pears," pp. 940-911. 



Pyrus Mains, Linn.; Apple. 



A deciduous tree, widely distributed in temperate countries, 

 including Europe, Western Asia, America, Australia, &c. and 

 like the pear there are many varietiest under cultivation in 

 Europe, Western Asia, America and Australia. Supplies of 

 fresh fruit come chiefly from the United States (1552880), Canada 

 (1415929), Australia, Holland, France, Belgium, Germany and 

 Channel Islands to a total of 3,648,309 centals, the United States 



and Canada contributing each well over a million centals and 

 therefore the largest share. The manufacture of cider is of 

 importance in the counties of Devonshire, Cornwall, Hereford- 

 shire, Worcestershire, Somersetshire, Dorsetshire, Gloucester- 

 shire, Monmouthshire and Shropshire and also in Normand 



v. 



The Pomace is recommended for feeding stock. 



The fruits of the cultivated forms of the "Crab Apple" (P. 

 Mains, Linn.), the "Siberian Crab" [P. baccota, Linn.), and 

 the "(Mountain Ash" (P. Aucv paria, Gaertn.) are used for 

 making jelly. The "Medlar" (P. germanica, Hook, f.) of 

 Europe and Asia has a fruit unfit to eat in the fresh state, but 

 is edible after being " bletted," in which condition it is 

 commonlv used. 



2. Dec. 1904. " Utilisation of Cider Apples for Cattle Feed- 

 ingj 9 pp. 549-560; August 1917, "The Value of Cider Apples 

 and Pomace as Food for Farm Stock," pp. 530-531: Oct. 1908, 

 "Competition in Apple Growing." pp. 487-494. and numerou 

 Papers on kindred subjects. 



3. Ts T o. 134, 1905. "Apple Culture ": No. 211. 1908, "Cider 



Orchards''; No, 283, 1915. " Stortge and Disposal of Applfll 

 and Pear*." 



FwHobotrya japonica, Lindl ; Loquat, Japanese Medlar. 

 A small tree about 15 ft. high of China and Japan. Culti- 

 vated in Northern India, Southern France, Malta, Canary 



* A Catalogue- Index of the known Varieties referred to in American 

 Publications, from 18(4 to 1907, of the United States Dept. of Agriculture 

 (But. PL Industry, Bull. No. 126, 1908) covers 268 pages. 



~~t~A similar work of the Dept. (Bull. No. 56, 1905) in reference to Apples, 

 1804 to 1904. covers 395 pages. 



See also Rev Bull. Nov. 1887, pp. 5-1 tf. Canadian Apples and Pears. 



