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suit of ifc was, a very general impression that pears, and 

 especially the quince-rooted trees, have been planted too 

 deeply, and that their roots should, if possible, be kept 

 out of the subsoil. To do this, the pear must be budded 

 low upon the quince stock, and the main root must be 

 shortened as much as possible when set out; and in 

 some instances it is better to make a slight concave 

 mound around them with soil, (in order to cover the 

 quince stock completely,) rather than to set them too 

 deep in the ground. Much valuable information upon 

 these topics was elicited from Mr. Barry, the distin- 

 guished nurseryman of Rochester, N. Y., who was in 

 favor of a moderate depth in planting the dwarf pear, 

 (always keeping the quince root entirely covered,) and 

 of manuring only with well decomposed muck and ma- 

 nure compost, and not with fresh, highly stimulating 

 stable manure.'' 



P. Barry, Esq., of Rochester, N. Y., in his lectures 

 at New Haven, on the nursery and orchard manage- 

 ment of fruit trees, presented views which well accord 

 with our own, upon the subject of planting. We quote 

 from the correspondence of the Gardener'' 8 Monthly : 



" Mr. Barry advocated the preparation of the soil for 

 the nursery and orchard, by ploughing and subsoiling 

 to the depth of eighteen inches, and cross-ploughing 

 and subsoiling when necessary, (and under-draining, if 

 needed,) as amply sufficient in good soils, without 

 trenching and turning up the subsoil three feet deep, 

 as some have recommended. He also opposed very 



