CULTIVATION OF THE PEAR. 83 



Marrow and Hubbard squashes, raised on 



the ground, 1415 61 



Potatoes, beans, pease, cauliflowers, &c., 250 80 



--- 41 



13,105 54 

 Arlington, September 1, 1867. 



CULTIVATION OF THE PEAR. 



MIDDLESEX. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



The cultivation of the pear is engaging more and more the 

 attention of the orchardist. Bearing while yet quite young, 

 and easy of culture both on the quince root and the pear, it is 

 peculiarly adapted to small gardens, and will bear frequent 

 removals, if necessary, without harm, if not even with benefit ; 

 so that all may have them, since they may remove them as 

 easily as their household goods. 



Pears prefer a strongs moist and rich soil ; but they may be 

 made to thrive on any soil, not too dry, by aid of high cultiva- 

 tion and plenty of manure. No fruit requires so high feeding, 

 and very few will bear it without harm. 



Shelter is of great service to the pear, which always thrives 

 better in a still atmosphere. Its leaves are very tender, when 

 partly grown, and are bruised by high winds, and sometimes 

 destroyed by them. Some few kinds do better in a warm, 

 sandy loam ; but they are the exceptions to the rule, and it is 

 generally found, in such cases, that their birthplace was in such 

 a soil. 



The show of pears was very fine for the season, which has 

 not been favorable to the ripening of this fruit to its usual 

 good quality. Indeed, all fruits are this year flat, insipid, or 

 acid beyond all account. Still, those shown by John R. Poor, 

 of Somerville, Davis &, Bates, of Cambridgeport, Warren 

 Heustis, of Belmont, Jacob Eaton, of Cambridgeport, and 

 others, were particularly handsome and large. 



