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GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. 



stocked with trees of this kind. It is practised 

 extensively in France and Belgium, where im- 

 mense quantities of trees are thus grown. It 

 requires, however, considerable experience to 

 propagate in this way successfully. As many 

 kinds, such particularly as are naturally hard and 

 gritty, will not do well on the Quince, while oth- 

 ers, for instance the " Duchess d'Angoulenie,*' 

 and many others of similar character are much 

 improved by it. Trees grown in this way are 

 peculiarly adapted for small gardens, they may 

 be planted eight feet apart, thus enabling the 

 proprietor of limited grounds to enjoy a great 

 variety of sorts. Besides the fruit is easily gath- 

 ered and is not exposed to the severity of high 

 winds, so frequently destructive to crops of large 

 fruit particularly. But the great object is their 

 early and increased fertility. The author of the 

 "New England Fruit Book" says : — "In the 

 spring of 1840, we inserted a graft of the " Ca- 

 bot" (Pear) into a dwarf stock, which was but 

 one inch through at the butt, and in the fall of 

 1841 it bore from twelve to fifteen Pears." Du- 

 ring the past season we have had a a large num- 

 ber of trees bear abundantly only three years 

 from the bud. 



In propagating on the quince, budding is much 

 preferable to grafting. Stocks should be cho- 

 sen about as thick as a man's finger, and the bud 

 should be inserted as low as possible, low or low- 

 er than the surface of the ground. 



In transplanting the trees to the place where 

 they are intended to bear, they should be set so 

 that the point of union between the Pear and 

 Quince should be at least an inch below the sur- 

 face. The soil for Pears on Quince stocks should 

 be deep and somewhat moist. The most advan- 

 tageous, convenient and beautiful form to grow 

 these trees in, is the conical, or as the French 

 term it '■'■ quenouille.'''' It is produced by allow- 

 ing the trees to branch from the bottom and grow 

 up in the form of a cone or pyramid. Where 

 they are not naturally disposed to throw out side 

 branches, they should be cut back in order to 

 effect that object. The regular form of the tree 

 must be preserved by thinning out superfluous 

 branches and cutting back those of irregular 

 growth. 



The following figure represents a tree grown 

 in this manner. Another consideration of some 

 consequence in connection with this mode, is, 

 the trees are easily transplanted. The quince, 

 unlike the Pear, forms large masses of fibrous 

 roots. We have removed trees of this kind, 

 the past season, when in full bloom, that produ- 

 ced a finecrop of matured fruit. Thiscould hardly 

 be done with any other tree, and to some would 

 appear almost incredible. One objection is fre- 

 quently urged against these trees, which is, that 

 they are short lived. They will not of course en- 

 dure as long ius the Pear would on its natural 

 Stock, but if placed on suitable soil, and carefully 



attended to, they will en- 

 dure at least one life time. 

 But this objection is of 

 little account when we 

 consider how easily they 

 are replaced. We have 

 before us a letter from 

 one of the most distin- 

 guished Amateur Horti- 

 culturists of America, 

 who says, in speaking of 

 the Pear, — " There are 

 great advantages to be 

 derived by placing the 

 Pear on the quince, and 

 when well managed, they 

 attain a good old age. — 

 I have trees of Glout 

 Morceau, that bear me a 

 barrel of fruit each, and 

 promise many years to' 



come. This variety sue- Fig. 4. A Pear IVee, train- 



ceeded remarkably well ed m the Conical form. 

 on the quince." 



Those who desire more comprehensive and 

 explicit information respecting culture, and 

 tlie names and qualities of varieties, must pur- 

 chase a standard work on the subject. The de- 

 scriptive catalogues of many nurseries are to be 

 had gratis, and will afford considerable aid in 

 making selections. We shall, now and again, 

 present figures and descriptions o{ first rate sorts. 

 The Bartlett, figured below, is a magnificent 

 fruit. 



Bartlett or AVilliam's Bonchretien Pear. (Fig. 5.) 



In the eastern states, particularly around Bos- 

 ton, the Bartlett is as popular as the Virgalieu 

 is with us — indeed, it is there considered almost 

 perfection itself. It is always difficult to find 

 good trees of this variety in the Nurseries, so 

 great is the demand for them. This is not 

 strange, Considering its many valuable qualities. 



It is very large, beautiful in appearance, and 

 delicious. The trees bear very young. Last 

 summer we had beautiful specimens from grafts 

 only two years old, but they were set in a large 

 tree. It is not extensively cultivated in this sec* 

 tion yet, but we hope it will be. We saw, last 

 season, very fine specimens that were raised in 

 the garden of Chas. M. Lee, Esq., of this city. 

 It is an Englisli variety, but is said to ripen bet- 

 ter here than in England. It was imported to 

 this country some 40 or 50 years ago. 



Fruit — irregularly pyramidal in form, very 

 large — 3i to 4i inches in length, and 3 to M in 

 diameter at the widest part. Skin — smooth, pale 

 green, becoming clear yellow when fully ma- 

 ture — generally spotted and sprinkled with a 

 light russet, with a tinge of blush on the sunney 

 side. Stalk — about an inch long, very stout 

 and fleshy, inserted in a very shallow cavity. — ■ 



