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.The Canadian Horticulturist. 



SOUVENIR DU CONGRES PEAR. 



j^JftAGNIFICENT specimens of this noble French pear have been 

 shown of late years at the Industrial Fair in Toronto. For 

 beauty of appearance and size, it surpasses every other i>ear 

 of its season, but, unfortunately, it is not of the best quality. 

 It ripens just before the Bartlett, so that it is difficult to keep it 

 in good condition until the time for judging the fruit. At the 

 time of writing (Sept. 8th) the fruit is rapidly falling to the 

 ground. 



The pear originated in France, and was dedicated to the 

 Pomological Congress of France, whence its name. The tree is a vigorous 

 grower, productive, and naturally takes a pyramidal form, It is thus described 

 by P. Barry, in his " Fruit Garden." Fruit large to very large, resembling the 

 Bartlett ; usually growing in clusters ; bright yellow, where fully matured, with 

 the parts exposed to the sun brilliant red, or carmine ; flesh like Bartlett, but 

 much less musky. Commences to ripen in August a little before Bartlett, and 



extends into September ; growth moderate. 



A Cheaply Constructed Reservoir for watering garden produce by 



irrigation is owned by John Simon, of Finney Co., Kan. 

 He says in Garden and Lawn : " I use a Cause pump that 

 draws a 5 in. stream 15 ft. high, and fills a 75x80 ft. reser- 

 voir 3 ft. deep in 24 hours. The mill is a 10 ft. Halliday. 

 The number of times of irrigation depends on the dryness 

 of the climate and the season. 1 water orchards and 

 garden truck every week or two. Trees and vegetables 

 do not require as much water as alfalfa or general farm 

 products. In the orchard he uses a ditch between the 

 tree rows as well as between the rows of garden stuff. 

 He finds a little water goes farther than where the soil 

 requires flooding. If farmers knew the advantage to be 

 gained by the use of a little water at the proper time 

 during the dry spells of almost every year in almost any 

 district of the entire country, says Mr. Simon, they 

 would put in a pumping plant, using wind power where 



water is not to be raised over 25 to 40 ft., and each foot ' *s 



under this distance the better. Fig. 695. 



