56 A LIST OF VARIETIES. 



the orchard. 1 am frequently asked, by persons about 

 to engage in pear culture, " What kinds shall I plant 

 for market purposes ? " My reply in most cases has 

 been : " First, make inquiry of persons living near 

 your location, to learn if possible which kinds suc- 

 ceed best, and then confine your list to a very lim- 

 ited number of varieties." 



I cannot even now make out a list of varieties 

 that would be a safe guide to others located in a dif- 

 ferent part of the country. There are so many con- 

 tingencies, that if I prepared one, it would more 

 probably mislead than instruct them. Our expe- 

 rience for the past fifteen years in growing pears for 

 the New York market, has caused a reduction in our 

 list of fifty varieties to the following named sorts, 

 all of which succeed well and command the highest 

 market prices. 



EARLY. 



Bartlett. Doyenne Boussock. 



FALL. 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme. Beurre Clairgeau. Seckel. 



WINTER. 

 Beurre d'Anjou. Lawrence. Vicar of Winkfield. 



All of these we plant as standards, except the 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, which we still cultivate on 

 quince roots. 



Pears ripening before the Bartlett with us have 



