SECTION I. 



STANDARD PEAR TREES. 



Choice of a Tree. A good standard pear- 

 tree for orchard planting, should be from five 

 to eight feet high, and not larger, unless it has 

 been previously re -set, once or twice, when 

 of the height of three to seven feet ; for the 

 roots of the pear are not abundantly supplied 

 with fibres, and large trees of it cannot there- 

 fore be safely moved, the first time, without 

 very great care. 



The tree should branch out at a point to suit 

 one's fancy, from about four to six feet above 

 the ground, according to its general size. 

 The top ought to be well balanced, diverging 

 outward and upward, so that the head of the 

 tree may appear to promise to grow in a some- 

 what conical or pyramidal form. Every 

 part of the trunk and limbs should be free 

 from moss and black canker. The length of 



