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tween stock which does make a good union, both with 

 them and with quince. Among varieties usually treated 

 this way, the following are perhaps best known : Bosc, 

 Winter Nelis, Sheldon, Washington, Marie Louise, Gan- 

 sel's Bergamot, Josephin de Malines, Dix, Dunmore and 

 Paradise. These are 

 worked on one of the 

 varieties that do make 

 better unions on quince 

 than on pear; for in- 

 stance, Angouleme, 

 Louise Bonne, Vicar, 

 Glout Morceau, Easter, 

 Diel, Amalis and Au- 

 tumn Long Green. Al- 

 ways in double working 

 dwarf pears both opera- 

 tions must be as near the 

 ground as possible, so 

 only an inch or two of 

 the first pear wood shall 

 be left when the double 

 work is complete. Popu- 

 lar apple "go-betweens" 

 are Northern Spy. Tol- 

 man, Ben Davis and 

 Delicious Amonp- nlums FIG - 164 TRIMMING AN ORNAMENTAL 



TREE FOR FORM 



Lombard is perhaps This tree may be sold when 25 or 30 feet tn. 

 most in favor. 



257. Origin of pear stocks. Pear seed is secured in 

 France from the perry (pear cider) presses. It is several 

 times as expensive as apple seed, because each seed must 

 be picked from the core by hand. Most pear stocks used 

 in America are grown in France. Our nurserymen pre- 

 fer them because they are started in seed beds and trans- 

 planted while still small. This tends to make their roots 



