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The ten varieties I should recommend for profit are the 

 Bartlett, Marie Louise, Paradise d'Automne, Bcurre Bosc, 

 Beurrc Clairgeau, Beurre d'Anjou, Howell, Sheldon, Pratt, 

 Bcurre Hardy, and Louise Bonne de Jersey. The Bartlett is 

 the best early pear, and fills up quite a space between other 

 early and later kinds. The Louise Bonne comes soon after, 

 and is a fine pear for the table and for shipping ( ?) . The 

 other kinds are all late Fall or early Winter. There are 

 mau}^ other varieties of late pears that stand high, such as 

 the Duchesse, the Vicar, Dana's Hovey, Lawrence, Merriam, 

 &c. ; also Pratt, Beurre Hardy, and Doyenne de Comice. 



It has become a fact that almost every one that has a foot of 

 land must have a pear tree on it, and those that have more 

 land must have more trees accordingly. Hence almost every 

 one has tico trees ivhere they ought to have but one. I 

 know of some fine pear orchards that have double the trees 

 they should have on the same ground, and by this meth- 

 od ot setting trees, is made a great loss in the outset, two 

 dollars for one, and then you can't get so good fruit, and 

 there are other disadvantages by being so much crowded. 



Respectfully yours, 



Peter Waite. 



reply of renjamin p. ware, of marblehead. 



In reply to your questions of what pears I raise, and their 

 culture, &c., I think we generally grow too many varieties 

 of pears for profit. For Summer, I approve of Beurre Gif- 

 fard, Clapp's Favorite, Golden Beurre. Fall : Bartlett, 

 Scckel, Beurre Bosc, Sheldon, Beurre Clairgeau, Duchesse 

 d'Angoulerae. Winter : Beurre d'Anjou, Lawrence, Vi- 

 car of Winkfield. I grow many other varieties, but not of 

 suflicient value to recommend for general culture. The above 

 are all standard trees. 



My soil is a strong kind, not subject to drought, with a 

 subsoil of gravelly loam, some clay. The soil is enriched 

 With a compost of barn manure and sea kelp, for five or six 



