PEARS. 



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PEAS. 



this every year with the same stakes and 

 string so that the first is the only cost. I 

 have tarred the ends of the stakes. Be- 

 tween every other two stakes 1 place a 

 piece of wood (say pieces of sawn lath) to 

 keep them in position when I tighten the 

 siring, which I do every two or three weeks." 

 The "sprig bit " mentioned above is merely 

 a narrow bit that will bore a hole f inch or 

 | inch in diameter. Those who have no 

 bit and brace may drive in small staples, 

 such as are used by bellhangers to retain 

 bell wire in its place, about 6 inches apart, 

 on one side of each stake, the staples to 

 face outwards when the stakes are driven 

 into the ground. And instead of twine, 

 tarred cord, to be bought of the ropemaker 

 or oilman, may be used with advantage, 

 the lengths being joined together with a 

 sailor's knot, which will pass through a 

 hole of f inch diameter, or the eye formed 

 by a staple whose inside measurement is 

 inch." 



Pears. 



These are best grown dwarf. The 

 varieties of the pear are very numerous. 



The following are twelve good varieties 

 of market pears, arranged in order of 

 ripening. Those marked with a star may 

 be planted in cold soils : 



i. Doyenne d'Ete.* 

 a. Lammas. 4 



3. Jargonelle.* 



4. Williams' Bon 



Chretien.* 



5. Colmar d'Ete.* 



6. Hessell.* 



7. Beurre de Capiau- 



mont. 



8. Althorp Crassane. 



9. Fertility. 



10. Eyewood. 



11. Bishop's Thumb. 



12. Broom Park. 



The following are choice pears, good as 

 standards, or for training on walls : 



1. Souvenir de Con- 



gres. 



2. Beurre d" Amanlis. 



3. Doyen Boussoch. 



4. Durondeau. 



5. Pitmaston Duchess 



6. Beurre Superfin. 



7. Beurre Hardy. 



8. Beurre Clairgean. 

 3. Louise Bonne of 



Jersey. 



10. Duchesse d'An- 

 gouleme. 



n. Josephine de Ma- 

 lines. 



12. Doyenne du Co- 



mice. 



13. Beurre Deil. 



14. Marie Louise. 



15. Triomphe de Vi- 



enne 



Peas. 



Soil and Situation. for heavy crops 

 of this prime esculent a deep loamy soil 

 should be secured, but ordinary garden 

 soil, if properly prepared and well manured, 

 will yield abundantly. For an early crop, 

 plant in the warmest and most sheltered 

 situation ; but for the main crops choose an 

 open, airy situation ; and instead of devoting 

 a portion of the garden to peas alone, as is 



TYPE OF GARDEN OR EDIBLE PEA. 



usually done, plant them in single lines 

 amongst other crops : the plants will thus 

 get more sun and air, and bear much longer 

 and more abundantly. 



Preparation of the Ground. Trench to 

 the depth of 2 feet, and ridge up roughly, 

 exposing as large a surface as possible to 

 the action of the weather ; and this should 

 be done as long before sowing as con- 

 venient. The summer and autumn crops 

 will require abundance of well-rooted 



