BLOSSOM OF THE JARGONELLE PEAR. 7 
buds which were open were found to be injured. 
After carefully watching the progress of many 
blossoms in the different stages of maturity I 
was led to the following conclusions, viz.: 
Ist. When a frost occurs in the spring after 
heavy dews or rain, the blossoms of pear trees 
which are fully opened, having their stamens 
and pistil both exposed, will, in almost ues 
instance be destroyed. 
2nd. Blossoms which are nearly opening, hay- 
ing the summit of the pistil in contact with 
the under side of the canopy formed by the 
petals above it, will have the pistil destroyed, 
whilst such of the anthers as do not touch the 
petals will be ininjured, but no fruit will succeed. 
3rd. Blossoms wanting two or three day’s 
growth to expand them, and neither the pistil 
nor the anthers touching the petals, but having 
an intervening space, will, if the succeeding 
weather prove favourable, almost invariably pro- 
duce fruit. 
The blossoms of pears are generally exposed 
to the air in an horizontal direction and are sel- 
dom pendulous like those of gooseberries and 
