A Pattern Pear-Orchard. 281 



growth of laterals, which, when shortened at the spring-pruning, will make 

 the plants resemble -miniature trees rather than straggling bushes and 

 brambles ; and, at the same time, they are more abundantly fruitful under 

 this treatment. 



But to come back to the beautiful pear-trees, which constitute the lead- 

 ing attraction of the place. It may be interesting to your readers to know 

 what varieties have been selected by an ex-nurser}^'-man of experience, who 

 has been an extensive observer and an enthusiastic admirer of this fruit. 



There are seventy trees of Louise Bonne, that have already done good 

 service in the market, — beautiful pyramids of foliage. 



Buffums, a hundred, stand in regular rank like so many sentinels : they 

 are draped in rich foliage, holding on firmly to the upright brown shoots 

 that characterize this variety. 



A hundred Seckels come next to show what this soil can produce : they 

 are really vigorous ; and, though less rampant than those already named, 

 they have many shoots of eighteen inches in length. They are well clothed 

 with foliage, and are bearing large fruit. 



Two hundred Sheldons, of beautiful proportions, give evidence of the 

 high appreciation in which this noble variety is held by a New- York nur- 

 sery-man. 



Buerre d'Anjou, a hundred, come next, and make a fine display with 

 their vigorous growth and rich foliage. 



Of Bartletts, two hundred is not considered too large a proportion ; and, 

 as they have already yielded paying crops, it may even be a source of 

 regret that there were not more of them planted. Though not such hand- 

 some trees in the orchard as some others already named, they present a 

 very interesting appearance to the owner when laden with their large and 

 usually fair specimens of fruit ; and this variety is so well known in ever)' 

 market, that it meets with a ready sale at fair prices. Like the Concord 

 among grapes, so the Bartlett is, among pears, the choice of the million. 



Flemish Beauty eminently fills a place here, two hundred strong, rival- 

 ling all others in the vigor and elegant gracefulness of its pyramidal trees. 

 Less stiiT, formal, and upright than the Buffum, not so round-headed as the 

 Seckel, more symmetrical than the Louise Bonne, the rows of the Beauty 

 fully justify their name ; but it must be confessed that the fruit is somc- 



vou IV. 36 



