THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



soil on which the plants are set, has 

 grown one or two cultivated crops the 

 previous season. Many think that a 

 rich soil is the best, but in my mind, it 

 is the worst, for it is full of foul seed 



and the larva of many pests which are 

 ruinous to the plants. 



B. A. Wood. 



Kalamazoo Co., Mich. 



THE LOUISE PEAR. 



Fig. 1333.— The Louisk Pear. 



(^TP\^ MONG our autumnal varieties 

 // \ \ of pears of fine color and con- 

 /{ ] \ sequent attractive exterior, 

 there is no more desirable 

 than the Louise Bonnede Jersey. Grown 

 as a dwarf on quince stock it succeeds 

 remarkably well on sandy soil in the 

 Niagara district, reaching a fine size ; 

 but, as a standard, it is inferior being 

 small and sometimes scabby. 



During the season of 1897, some cases 

 of this variety, containing about a bushel, 

 were shipped from Grimsby and sold in 

 the British markets for 15/ each. 



This pear is well spoken of in the 

 Fruit Grower and Fruiterer(England), as 

 follows : — 



Louise Bonne de Jersey. 



We select this as the second pear, and 

 readers will at once admit that as re- 



gards quality, appearance, and fllavor, 

 few pears grown equal it. We know of 

 no pear to surpass it, and it has become 

 one of the leading market pears, because 

 of these qualifications alone. Now we 

 have here a variety which, when well 

 grown, may be said to be one of the best 

 flavored pears procurable. In the best 

 class shops it may often be seen when 

 in season, marked up at high prices, and 

 punneted, it adds to the attractiveness 

 of the fruiterer's window on account of 

 its beautiful color. We have often re- 

 ferred to the many points in favor of this 

 pear, and are rather astonished that any- 

 one mindful of the chief features of this 

 and other leading pears should assert 

 that quality or flavor in pears is a se- 

 condary consideration when the con- 

 trary is the case. 

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