The fact that 

 nently success!' 

 doubtless partia 



(6) Culinary Pears: Very few dessert Poars are found 

 to be satisfactory for culinary uses, since they too gen- 

 erally lose at least a portion of their flavor and aroma 

 in the process of cooking. There are, however, several 

 varieties of high, austere ch;n:o'ter wliii'li prove adapted 

 to this purpose, among which arc the following: 

 Name. Season. Unnarks. 



Vicar Nov. Jan.... 



Black Worcester Nov. Feb. 



Catillac Nov. March. 



Poimd '.Dec. Feb. 



(c) Market Pears: The markets •!. 

 attractive appearance, of at least up 

 tine texture. To the grower, produ.i 

 of tree are also of primary importan 

 the foregoing characteristics, a van 



[enough for dessei-l 



popular I 

 Name. 

 Tyson 



Seus> 



Remarks. 



Bartle'tt '. 

 Souvenir 



Superfln . 

 Sheldon . 

 Rutt«r ... 



.e. Aug. b. Sept.. Excellent, but a tardy 

 bearer. 



.e.Aug, m. Sept.. Productive, and ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful. 



.b. m. Sept Rots soon at the core. 



.b.e.Sept Leading market Pear. 



.b. 6. Sept .Sometimes ver.v large. 



'.m! Sept'.bct." " 



'.e.'Sept. dct;'.'.!;E.x.-,.ll,..,it for ull imr- 

 .e.Sept. Oct. I poses. 



.e. Sept. Oct Grown only as a dwarf. 



Nov. 



.Oct. 



.Oct Is russeted I 



.Oct. Nov. 

 .Oct. Nov. 



.Oct. Nov \"I •.:,'i|,il.I. 



.Oct. Nov S ; 



dull i 



15. lielatife Desirablenes.s of Dwarfs.- There are 

 u few varieties, among which Louise Bonne and An- 

 gouleme m ay be especially mentioned, which on free 

 (Pear) stocks are either tardy bearers or require to be 

 fruited several years before developing their ultimate 

 qualities, but which succeed unusually well upon the 

 quince, developing at once upon that stock their ulti- 

 mate qualities. These, especially the Angouleme, are 

 valued as market varieties when grown as dwarfs. 



Angouleme, and perhaps some other varieties as 

 dwarfs, occasionally bloom so profusely as apparently 

 to prove unable to develop the fruit, which in conse- 

 quence proves abortive. The natural and obvious rem- 

 edy in suchcaseis disl.nddinir. or its equivalent, cutting- 

 back the fruit-bearim; shoots before growth is com- 

 menced. 



permitting the more uxt 

 greater variety in small 

 limited grounds than is 

 standards. 



£ fruit, is allowed to cou.sume the 

 ood growth, and thus to occasion 

 tree has gained a thorough hold 



of forming a satisfactory 

 h the tree planted in the 

 lie entire crop of bloom 



c growth of the Pear in 

 uateur plantations and in 

 icticable with the use of 

 T. T. Lyon-. 



Pearson the Noktiikkx I'l.mxs.- TIo- i-ulture of 

 Pears in the middle wi-i i,,ll.\vv ii,,. L'.mr.il lines of 

 Pear growing in the Ailaiii !<■ .-^l.ll< ~. Imi i Im n are some 

 radical points of ditVna.ii,,.. Ih. .hiii, uli h s of Pear 

 growing in the upper .llis^i^vijuii Valh \ an' many and 

 grievous. Above the fortieth parallel :iiid west of the 

 Great Lakes, nearly all efforts have been failures. The 

 best successes have been on high, rather steep ridges 

 and bluffs near watercourses, with light colored clay 

 soils and northerly exposures. Pear trees are not planted 

 to the bottom or to the top, but in belts midway around 

 the slopes. Plums maybe used lower down and cherries 

 above. 



The ground should bo nlrondv sot in clover or blue 

 grass. Snialloin-los ar.-s|,a.|.,l..ni t'^r ih- tr.a.s. These 

 villi tlo' la.o anil will. 1 1, a I \\ itii ih.- growth 



of the 

 The tr 



few in 



al. Only 



best. 



onl y. ar t.. within a 

 ery moderate annual 



1' .mil the tree has borne several crops 



of fniii. aial ih.n . .nly with extreme care. Rich, black 

 soils, iilonty of manure and clean culture are deadly to 

 Pear trees in this region. 



The critical period is that of the first fruit crop. The 

 deadly enemy is blight, which is sure to appear then. 

 The successful Pear grower must not neglect his orchard 

 a single dayduring the si, -ism,, of bliL.'lit, but watch for 



I enemy and ( 



Such varieties as Warner, Loul"'. . m Ii 

 Koonce, KiefTer, etc., are said i.. -a- . i 

 and resist blight better than any niln r 

 more favorable conditions, ClairL'i'an. 

 Tyson, Washington, Flemish Beauty. < 



The hardiest and blight-resistant 

 grown and when in bearing a branch ot 

 a more delicate sort with success. f, l. Watroiis. 



blighted twig as 

 in June is most 



r. iinont Beauty, 



I tiirih.T north 



imiir slightly 



How. 11, Seckel, 



■aricties may be 

 two grafted with 



