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expressed st'oug opinions against New York nursery stock, saying 

 that Maine trees skillfully grown were far superior, and suffered far 

 less in transplanting. Others on account of the difficulty of obtain- 

 ing good Maine trees said it was better to purchase New York trees 

 of reliable nurserymen 



Mr. GiLBERf. I do not believe in the cultivation of the Flemish 

 Beauty. In quality, when well grown, it is one of our best pears, 

 but in recent years it has cracked so badly as to nearly ruin the 

 fruit. 



Prof. MuNSOX. It is too bad to lose so good a pear as the Flem- 

 ish Beauty. Thereisabeliefthatsprayingfor the fungus that causes 

 the cracks will pove an effective remedy. It is worth saving and 

 we hope to do it. 



Mr Cj.ikford. Some 3'ears ago I was induced by the fine plates 

 to order a few trees of an agent who called upon me. The trees 

 o-rew well in my garden, and I enjoyed watching them very much. 

 In the course of years they began to bear Cruit. The Flemish Beaut}' 

 is a beautiful tree, it bears an abundance of fruit, but I regret to 

 state to you that the fruit is barely large enough to show the cracks. 

 I hope the wisdom of you fruit growers will teach me what to do 

 with my trees. Mr. John Pike of Cornish raises pears successfully 

 and in years past has brought fine fruit to our market. One of 

 these varieties is the Flemish Beauty. From this it appears that 

 while my fruit is ruined by the scab, he and others are not troubled 

 by it. Whether it is due to his treatment or to the favorable con- 

 dition of his soil I am unable to say. 



