390 List of Pears which succeed on the Quince. 



Benoist, 



Belle Apres Noel, 

 Arch Diike Charles, 

 Bonne de Zees, 

 Hispeteaii, 

 Beiirre Dnrfour, 

 Colmar d'Aremberg, 

 Elizabethtown, August 9, 1849. 



Catinka, 



Nouveau Simon Bouvier, 

 Triomphe de Jodoigne, 

 Beurre Sterkman, 

 Theodore Van Mons, 

 Arbre Conrbe, &c. 



We are glad to hear from Mr. Reid, on this subject, which 

 is of great importance to all nurserymen, as well as amateur 

 cultivators; for it is well known that some kinds of pears 

 will not succeed upon the quince, for any length of time, 

 and the trees often die off just as a good crop of fruit is an- 

 ticipated. Nothing is more vexatious, to say nothing of the 

 loss of time and disappointment, than to have two or three 

 out of a fine row of twenty-five or fifty handsome pyramidal 

 or qvenoidle trees die out, thus destroying the regularity and 

 symmetry of a plantation. We have ourselves experienced 

 this, and our desire is to guard others against such effects. 

 For this reason, we have made, and have still in course of 

 trial, a number of experiments to ascertain all the kinds of 

 pears which will thrive well with the quince. 



We are pleased, therefore, to give the annexed list, by Mr. 

 Reid, who is a careful and observing nurseryman, and we 

 should place great reliance upon his experience, when time 

 has allowed a fair trial. But, as regards new sorts, such as 

 the Pratt, Oswego Beurre, &c., introduced altogether too 

 short a time to test their growth on any stock, Mr. Reid's 

 advice should be taken with some caution. 



Notwithstanding Mr. Reid's remarks, we still adhere to the 

 opinion he has quoted, viz., that "very few of our American 

 pears appear to succeed well upon the quince."* We believe 

 we made this observation ourselves, at the Convention of 

 Fruit Growers, when called upon to give some information 

 about the Dix pear. We have now above seventy varieties 

 of American pears, and of all this number, not more than ten 



* We did not say " that double-worked pears do not succeed well for any length of 

 time," as is incorrectly reported in the Procecc/w^-s, published by the Convention. 

 —Ed. 



