236 [ DISEASES OF THE PEAR TREE 



Professeur Opoix, Besi de Chamontel, Bonne de Malines 

 or Winter Nelis, Charles Ernest, Beurre Le Brun, 

 Docteur Joubert, Souvenir de Jules Guindon, Fortunee 

 and Fertility. 



Amateurs desiring to have a small collection for 

 private use may plant the following 12 varieties iMadama, 

 Clapp's Favourite, Fondante des Bois, Duchesse de 

 Berry d'ete, Epargne, Angelica of Malta, Duchesse 

 d'Angouleme, St. Michel Archange, Cure, Le Lectier, 

 Olivier de Serres, Bergamotte Esperen. A larger 

 collection may include the following : Allora, De TAssom- 

 ption, Colmar d'Arenberg. Soldat laboureur, Directeur 

 Hardy, General Totleben, Sucree de Mention, Ange- 

 lica of Rome, Marguerite Marillat, Baronne de Mello, 

 La France and Passe Crassane. 



The grower for the market will do well to limit his 

 attention to the following : I. (i) Malta June Pear, or 

 (2) Madame. II. (3) Fondante des Bois or (4) Epargne 

 or (5) Allora or (6) Coscia. III. (7) Angelica of Malta 

 or (8) Sucree de Mention. IV. (9) Duchesse d'Angou- 

 leme or (10) Soldat laboureur or (n) Beurre Sterkmans 

 or (12) Madame Ballet. If he were to limit himself to 

 only three sorts, he may select Malta June Pear, Epargne 

 and Angelica of Malta. The cultivation of. winter or 

 late winter pears although alluring, and desirable for the 

 amateur, will be found little profitable by the market 

 grower, as at that time the market will be glutted with 

 the best oranges. However, the pear grows and fruits in 

 these Islands better than the apple, and but for the 

 presence of the fruit fly and of the wood-borers there 

 would be no tree so remunerative or so kindly responsive 

 to the attentions bestowed upon it. 



DISEASES. 



FUNGI. The pear tree is liable to many fungous 

 diseases, but of these only two are really troublesome. 

 The first makes its appearance on the twigs and branches, 



