ORCHARD FRUITS 75 



are Smock and Salway. The most promising 

 newer varieties in this section are Francis and 

 Emma." 



THE PEAR 



There are two principal classes of pears — the 

 European and the Chinese. All of our finely fla- 

 vored varieties belong to the former class. The 

 Chinese group contains such undesirable though 

 extensively grown varieties as Kieffer, Le Conte, 

 and Garber. No self-respecting person would have 

 any one of these varieties in his home orchard, and 

 no man who seeks to do unto others as he would 

 be done by will be tempted to plant them. They 

 have been overplanted in many sections, and, while 

 profitable at first, have been growing less popular 

 annually, so that the price paid for them is steadily 

 falling. The Kieffer is often sold in cans bearing 

 the label Bartlett. This is the strongest recom- 

 mendation for the Bartlett that could be desired. 

 There is no comparison between the two varieties. 

 Of course, if one is living in a section where the 

 European pears do not thrive the Chinese varieties 

 may be used as a substitute for respectable fruit, 

 but no one who enjoys pears will enjoy them. 



The European pears do best on a rather stiff soil ; 

 the Chinese on lighter ground. The land should 

 be well drained, but well supplied with moisture. 

 Dwarf pears should have richer, deeper, loamier 

 soil than the European, and, if the soil is heavier, 

 so much the better. Standard pears should be set 

 20 to 25 feet apart each way; dwarfs 12 to 15 feet. 

 Dwarf pears are so made by grafting upon quince 

 roots. By special pruning they may be kept 10 or 

 12 feet high, otherwise their management is the 



