1% 



order to get the tree into shape. (See 

 76 to 83.) 



A somewhat different, but equally severe 

 pruning is necessary for the dwarf-pear, when 

 trained upon a wall or espalier rail. In all 

 pruning, a skillful operator will modify the 

 mode to suit the particular cas. in hand. 

 Whatever may be the shape given to the tree, 

 all dwarf-pears, (quince-bottomed or root- 

 pruned,) require the annual heading-in in 

 some form or other, and those upon pear- 

 roots, an occasional, if riot annual root-prun- 

 ing also. 



We may add, by way of caution, that the 

 pear on quince, is not a suitable tree for one 

 who has neither leisure nor taste to attend to 

 its cultivation. It is a very artificial plant, 

 and left entirely to nature's nursing, it will 

 soon die, just as a Parisian dandy would perish. 

 were he suddenly transferred to the haunts 

 and habits of a western savage. Quince-bot- 

 tomed dwarf-pears, if they appear to be low 

 in the ground after standing some years, ought 

 to be staked and tied, as they are sometimes 

 liable to be blown over. 



For Tables of Size, Qualify fyc., See 

 pages 143 and 144. 



