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The Pear is a much handsomer upright growing tree 

 than the Apple ; more durable, and its wood hard and 

 valuable for the turner and millwright; ; but its blossoms 

 being white, are less showy than those of the Apple. 



A Pear Orchard may be planted at any time after the 

 trees are two years* old from the graft ; and as trees from 

 young stocks will not come into full bearing until ten or 

 twelve years old, they will bear removing with care at any 

 time within that period. They may be planted at from 

 twenty to thirty-five feet distance from each other, according 

 to the nature of tire tree. The dwarf varieties may be planted 

 in the kitchen garden, and trained either as espaliers or 

 dwarf standards. 



Standard Pear trees will require but little pruning after 

 the heads are once formed ; in doing which, the branches 

 should be permitted to extend on all sides freely. Several 

 years may elapse before any cross-placed, very irregular, or 

 crowded branches, require pruning ; yet there are some 

 kinds whose form of growth resembles the Apple ; such 

 will need frequent pruning. " The Pear tree," Mr. Phail 

 says, " does not produce blossoms on the former year's 

 wood, as several other sorts of trees do. Its blossom buds 

 are formed upon spurs growing out of wood over one year 

 old, and, consequently, projecting spurs all over the tree 

 must be left for that purpose." In some Pears, Knight 

 observes, " the fruit grows only on the inside of those 

 branches which are exposed to the Sun and air; in others 

 it "occupies every part of the tree." Withering says, that 

 " the French make perry, or poire, from the fermented juice 

 of the Pear, which is little inferior to wine; and that even 

 the bad eating kinds, pared and dried in an oven, will keep 

 several years with or without sugar. 



SELECT DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF PEARS, 



SUMMER FRUIT. 



DKAIBORH'B SLEDLING. Thisvariety originated in the garden ofthe 

 Hon. H A. S. Dearborn, of Roxbury, The tree is of vigorous growth : 



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