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It is not desirable to grow a larger number of foster- 

 Pears than are absolutely necessary, because it com- 

 plicates the culture, and it will be found possible to get 

 satisfactory results with the following four : 



Bergamotte Esperen. Conference. 



Beurre* d'Amanlis. Oliver de Serres. 



They are not merely good as stocks ; they are also 

 good as Pears. A propagator of Pears may confidently 

 work a considerable number of them on to Quince stocks, 

 because if they are not wanted as foster-mothers for 

 other varieties they will prove their intrinsic value as 

 fruit-bearers. 



The foster-mothers may be established by budding 

 them on to three-year-old Quince stocks in summer, and 

 the more delicate varieties may be budded in their turn 

 as soon as the nurse trees are fairly strong, probably in 

 the second summer. In both cases the buds are inserted 

 in the lower part of the stem. 



With respect to important varieties, which it is 

 essential to double work if healthy and well-cropped 

 trees are to be raised in a reasonable time, the following 

 may be named : 



Beurre Bosc. Marie Louise. 



Beurre* Ranee. Passe Crasanne. 



Clapp's Favourite. Thompson's. 



Easter Beurre. Souvenir du Congres. 



Knight's Monarch. Triomphe de Vienne. 

 Marie Benoist. 



Amateur growers of Pears need not consider the 

 matter of double-working Pears, because they rarely, 

 if ever, find themselves in the position of propagators, 

 but are in the habit of buying trees ready for fruiting. 



