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REPLY OF HENRY A. PRESCOTT, OF LAWRENCE. 



I exhibited the followinj^ varieties of pears at tlic County 

 Fair at Lawroiiee, viz. ; — Diu-hesse cl'Ani>"ouleine, Bourrc 

 d'Aiijoii, Winter Xclis and Louise Bonne do Jersey, raised 

 on Dwarf trees, and Scckel, Sheldon, Beurrc Ciairgeau and 

 Lawrcnee, raised on Standard trees, sfrown in a strong loam, 

 with *a hard, chiy siflj-soil, enriched lightly every year with 

 stable manure, icell rotted. 



In pruning I head back severely every spring. Have been 

 troubled very little with blight or insects. For blight, cut 

 off, with generally good success. For insects, have done 

 nothinsf. 



I consider the most profitable pear trees to be, generally, 

 Standards; some kinds do better on Dwarfs. I am not ex- 

 perienced enough to tell why. 



I have not noted my times of picking fruit ; ray pears 

 ripen in from four days to four weeks, keeping them longest 

 and best by spreading them in a dark, cool place, and cover 

 with woollen. 



As my experience in raising pears has been rather limited, 

 I do not feel competent to give further information. 



Henry A. Prescott, LaAvrence, Mass. 



REPLY OF 11. G. IIERUICK, OF LAAVRENCE. 



I exhibited at the Fair the following varieties of pears, 

 viz. ; — Swan's Orange, or Onondaga, Louise Bonne dc Jer- 

 sey and Beurre Bosc, all grown on Standard trees, in garden 

 loam, Avith clayc}" gravel sub-soil, enriched every year with 

 old manurey Avith some of the mulching (coal ashes) dug in. 



I prune, not much, except suckers, and enough to keep 

 trees in symmetrical sha[)e, in spring. I keep the branches 

 open enough for sun to shine through them. 



My trees have been troubled Avilh blight heretofore — not 

 much this year. For a remedy, tried knife and saw — heroic 

 treafmcnt. If done early enough the tree has been saved. 

 If not, then not. I have had no experience Avith Dwarf 

 trees. I pick my early fall pears when they have attained 



