252 DESCRIPTION OF APPLES AND PEARS. 



In a private letter Mr. G. says that this apple 

 was not fully tested when the list was made and 

 that the apple is a keeper; keeping in his cellar 

 when picked early, till August. It will be remem- 

 bered that the Wealthy as grown at his place is a 

 fair keeping winter apple, while in this latitude it 

 is a fall apple, therefore it will not be best to rely 

 on this as a winter sort when grown in 42 and 

 below. As to the hardiness of these apples there 

 can be very little doubt, as the mercury there occa- 

 sionally touches 45 below, and 35 very often. 



PEARS. 



It is better for the ordinary fruit grower for home 

 consumption to plant pears very sparingly, as they 

 are not, as a rule, successfully grown in any part of 

 the northwest east of the mountains. There are 

 plenty of these varieties that are hardy enough so 

 far as ability to endure cold is concerned, but when 

 about the bearing size, they are very apt to die 

 with fire blight, or pear blight. This disease is 

 claimed by the scientists to be different from the true 

 apple blight, but that it will spread from one of these 

 trees to the other, there is no doubt in my mind. 



Flemish Beauty is the best of all the older varie- 

 ties, and the freest from blight, is a moderately 

 strong grower, branching to a spreading top, early 

 bearer; productive, and of very good quality. 



Bessimianca. This is of Russian origin, and 

 less liable to blight than the foregoing, but inferior 

 in quality. Tree a slow though regular grower, 



