DWARF PEARS 8 1 



is then no longer a dwarf tree except by the authority 

 of the pruning knife. It is probably true that many 

 varieties of dwarf pears are longer lived when treated 

 in this way. In planting, therefore, it becomes a 

 question whether one desires chiefly a long-lived tree 

 or a strictly dwarf one. The ease with which dwarf 

 trees are replaced makes longevity a less important 

 factor than in commercial orchards of standard trees. 



Of course, it is understood that if the dwarfest 

 form is to be maintained, the tree must be planted high 

 enough to leave the union out of the ground, thus pre- 

 venting the pear from throwing out roots of its own. 



The varieties principally grown in this country as 

 dwarfs are Angouleme, Bartlett, Anjou, and Louise 

 Bonne. 



In European nurseries the list of pears propagated 

 on quince roots is much larger. The following varieties 

 are recommended for England by Mr. Owen Thomas, 

 and are said to be particularly good for training on 

 walls : 



Buerre Giffard La France 



Clapp's Favorite Buerre d' Anjou 



Jargonelle Buerre de Jonghe 



Williams' (Bartlett) Doyenne d'Alenqon 



Buerre d'Amanlis Glou Morceau 



Fondante d'Automne Marie Benoist 



Triomphe de Vienne Winter Nelis 



Buerre Bosc Buerre Diel 



Buerre Hardy Xouvelle Fulvie 



Buerre Brown Buerre Sterckmans 



Comte de Lamy Easter Buerre 



Louise Bonne de Jersey Le Lectier 



Pitmaston Duchess Olivier d'e Serres 



