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Pears. 



neck, obtuse ; skin pale yellow, with a slight blush, and sometimes 

 a brilliant broad orange cheek ; stalk thick, an inch and a quarter 

 long, cavity shallow, rarely deep, calyx slightly sunk ; flesh but- 



tery, fine grained, rich, of good, often of excellent quality. Ripens 

 late in autumn, and keeps to mid-winter. Variable, uncertain. 



ENGRAFTING LARGE PEAR-TREES. 



Before closing this chapter on the Pear, it may be well to give 

 some directions for changing the tops of bearing pear-trees. Some 

 of the varieties described in the foregoing pages have already shown 

 indications of becoming generally affected by cracking, and this dis- 

 ease may render a part of them worthless. In such cases it becomes 

 desirable to regraft them with valuable sorts. 



The old and common way is to cut off the trunk or a few of the 



