CULTIVATION OF THE PEAR. 77 



The first-named, as one of the oldest, Biiffum^ from Rhode 

 Island, a medium-sized, sweet, juicy yellow pear; the tree 

 of remarkable upright growth, productive bearer, hardy, and 

 will flourish on a sandy soil where others will not succeed. 

 The HoicelU from Connecticut, one of the most beautiful and 

 excellent of pears, an early and prolific bearer, hardy tree, 

 fruit very attractive, and bears handling well. Still another 

 Connecticut variety of merit is the Onondaga or Swaii's 

 Orange, a large, rather uneven-skinned, orange-colored pear of 

 fair quality ; the tree a strong grower, hai-dy and very pro- 

 ductive. We have two sorts from the "Empire State," of 

 first-class merit, the Sheldon, a very fine October pear of ex- 

 cellent quality ; a vigorous, hardy tree, which bears regular 

 and a])undant crops. There are few better pears than the 

 Sheldon. It should be gathered early, and used immediately, 

 for, like the Flemish, Clapp's, and Giftard, it is not a long 

 keeper. The other, the Lawrence, which we think will soon 

 be our standard Avinter pear, justly deserves the title ; the 

 more it is known the better it is liked ; a variety that will be 

 extensively planted for market. Among the latest introduc- 

 tions of new foreign varieties, there are two fine, large, late 

 sorts that are very promising. The first, " /Souvenir du Con- 

 ^re.s'8," very large, pyriform, beautiful yellow, with red cheek 

 in sun, with melting, juicy flavor. Some extra fine specimens 

 were shown at the late pomological exhibition at Boston. 

 The other, Williams' d' Hiver, which promises to be a winter 

 Bartlett, of which we think it is a seedling ; in form, color, 

 size and flavor surely, resembling it. It has been very highly 

 commended. 



We also briefly describe six varieties that are best adapt- 

 ed to the dwarf stock for market culture. It should always 

 be borne in mind that in growing the pear on quince stock the 

 "Anger" variety should be used — never our common quince- 

 root, as it cannot support the strong-grown pear-tree on its 

 small roots. Our first, the delicious Belle Lucrative, well 

 known for its rich, juicy flavor ; a healthy, hardy tree, and very 

 productive. Next in popularity to the famous Bartlett, 

 among the market-growers in all sections of the country, 

 stands that noble pear, the ^^ Duchesse d'Angoideme, which, 

 with the Beurre d'Anjou, are unquestionably the best two 



