NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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[dwarf pear tree.] 



SELECTION OF PEARS. 



SIX BEST PEARS ON QUINCE STOCKS. 



Dwarf pear trees occupy but little space, and 

 afford delicious fruit. They will almost grow in a 

 flower-pot. Even among the garden beds their 

 shade is not particularly injurious, — in a dry sea- 

 son, perhaps it is beneficial. The mother or daugh- 

 ters may cultivate them with ease, if the father 

 and sons are too much occupied with other affairs, 

 or have not the taste. Those who wish to plant a 

 few trees only, are often troubled to select these 

 few from the long lists in the catalogues of the 

 nurserymen. We have, therefore, selected the 

 sis pears which we should set, if we desired to put 

 down only that number. 



1. Louise Bonne de Jersey for Fall. 



2. Vicar of Winklield for Winter. 



3. Beurre Diet for Fall. 



4. Passe Colmar for Winter. 



5. Gloat Morceau for Winter. 



6. Duchesse d'Angouleme for Fall. 



We will give a brief opinion of each from Down- 

 ing. The Louise Bonne de Jersey is one of the best 

 new autumn pears, fair and glossy, exceedingly 

 juicy and well-flavored. In this country it suc- 

 ceeds admirably. Fruit large, a little one-sided. 

 Skin smooth and glossy, pale green in the shade, 

 but overspread with brownish red in the sun, and 

 dotted with numerous gray dots. 



The Vicar of Winkfield is occasionally a fine ta- 

 ble pear. Its great productiveness, hardiness and 

 fine size, will always give it a prominent place in 

 the orchard, as a profitable market, cooking pear. 



The Beurre Diel is, in every respect, a first-rate 

 fruit in favorable situations. Its vigor, productive- 

 ness and beauty, have made it already a general 

 favorite. 



The Passe Colmar is a fruit of the first quality; 

 and has become one of the most popular winter 

 pears in the middle States, on account of its ex- 

 cellent flavor, vigorous growth and abundant bear- 

 ing. 



The Glout Morceau is perfectly suited to our cli- 

 mate, bears excellent crops, and should have a 

 place in every good garden. Its name signifies 

 greedy morsel. 



The Duchesse d' Angouleme is a magnificent des- 

 sert pear, sometimes weighing a pound and a quar- 

 ter. When in perfection, it is a most delicious fruit 

 of the highest quality. Loves a warm, dry soil. 



SIX BEST PEARS ON PEAR STOCKS. 



1 . Flemish Beauty for Fall. 



2. Golden Beurre of Bilboa for Fail. 



3. Fulton for Fall. 



4. Seckel for Fall. 



5. Dearborn's Seedling for Very Early. 



6. Beurre d'Aremberg tot Wintei . 



In good soils and open situations, the Flemish 

 Beauty is certainly one of the most superb pears 

 in this climate. At page 9, volume I., of the 

 Farmer, the reader will find a beautiful engraving 

 and full description of this excellent fruit. 



The Golden Beurre of Bilboa is of a fine golden 

 color, relieved by a little russet, and is certainly a 

 beautiful early autumn pear of the first quality. 



The Fulton is a native of Maine, is very hardy, 



