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received from one of the biggest commission men in Boston 

 for the fancy trade. He said he would pick out the Bartlett 

 as the one to plant. The reason was that a few years ago 

 they used to get any (|uantity of Bartletts from people with 

 small yards and a few trees, getting anyvrhere from five to 

 twent3^-five bushels a year, and that for the last twenty year?* 

 he hasn't got one from those sources. He also made the 

 statement that the California Bartletts are not coming into 

 Boston anywhere nearly as abundant as they were in the 

 piast and that there are not enough Bartletts being lunnight 

 in to supply the demand. 



MR. HITTINGER: Aren't they coming from Yrashing- 

 ton? 



:\IR. FROST: A little more than they did. 



3IR. HITTINGER: I was out that way last summer, and 

 they told me there were a lot coming in from that section. 

 Years ago the Bartlett had the preference over any pear that 

 was grown. It came in early and they put it away and could 

 always sell it. But I was speaking of conditions in late 

 years. 



:\IR. :\IUNROE ]\rORSE : Is there any good pear you can 

 keep in the winter for home use! 



MR. HITTINGER: The Winter Nellis used to l)e, and 1 

 think the Anjou is a good pear. You can keep it in cold 

 storage or keep it in the cellar. Half of the fruit is spoiled 

 before the weather becomes suitable to keep it. You can 

 keep it in the cellar anywhere around here, but you must 

 watch that cellar at night and let it cool off, and in the day- 

 time shut it off from the outside heat. 



]\IR. MORSE: But sometimes they won't cool off. 



MR. HITTINGER: Anywhere from the first of Septem- 

 ber you can get cool enough nights to cool off a cellar. 



QUESTION: What is the matter with the Lawrence? 



MR. HITTINGER : A very nice pear. 



QUESTION : I would like to ask, in regard to the pear 

 psylla, if any one has been able to control it in growing sea- 

 sons, if they haven't been treated in the dormant season. 



