TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface v 



Index to Illustrations ix 



Chapter I. — History of the Pear i 



Chapter II. — Species of Pears and Their Characters 57 



Chapter III. — Pear Culture 83 



Chapter IV. — Leading Varieties of Pears 122 



Chapter V. — Minor Varieties of Pears 236 



Bibliography, References, and Abbreviations 589 



t *dex 599 



