118 Remarks on some Varieties of the Pear. 



Arr. VII. Remarks and General Hints, on Some Few Varie- 

 ties of the Pear. By S. Walker, Roxbury, Mass. 



Much has been -written, and much more said, on the merits 

 and cultivation of the pear, and still, Mr. Editor, we want that 

 light and information which experience alone can give us on 

 this subject. 



We do not expect to add much, if any thing, to the stock 

 of information already acquired ; but, if any remarks which 

 may fall from our pen, or our lips, on this subject, shall elicit 

 remarks from others, either to establish our own views, or to 

 present to the fruit-growing community the best mode, or a 

 better mode, of cultivating this delicious fruit, and the varieties 

 that deserved the most extensive cultivation, we shall then 

 consider that something further has been done ; but, until we 

 find others, and many there are, more competent than ourself 

 to take up this interesting subject, we shall probably, at times, 

 presume to trespass on your kind indulgence, and solicit a 

 place for such remarks as opportunity may present, or our poor 

 ability may enable us to furnish. 



Although specimens of some of the new varieties were pre- 

 sented, during the past season, (1846,) at the Hall of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, yet nothing of surpass- 

 ing excellence was brought forward in the new class ; that 

 is to say, the new pears which were shown, for the Jirst time, 

 did not fully sustain their foreign reputation, while others 

 which have been shown for several years, and among these 

 we found several native varieties, rather exceeded their repre- 

 sentation and our expectations. We shall mention those new 

 varieties only that we consider as worthy, in every respect, of 

 extensive cultivation. But, before we proceed to do so, we 

 wish to state briefly that the first, second, or indeed the third, 

 and sometimes the fourth trial of new foreign or native pears 

 is oftentimes insufficient to enable us to give an unequivocal 

 and decided opinion as to their true character and merits. 

 We ground our remarks, and form our opinion, from specimens 

 presented at the Hall of the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 



