DETAILS AND DOLLARS MY GARDEN. 85 



several species of pear-trees that flourish on 

 Long Island. For the city beginner to under- 

 take to raise apples, or strawberries, or common 

 pears, or in fact any orchard or garden produce 

 common in the markets, is to experiment 

 against heavy odds, as he will come in compe- 

 tition with men who have been at it all their 

 lives. At the same time, perhaps he will suc- 

 ceed, owing to better methods and less de- 

 pendence upon routine. But what I should 

 advise the city man who wants to make some 

 money out of his six or eight months' work in 

 the open air, is to try for something not pro- 

 duced by his neighbors, or not produced in the 

 same way. For instance, there are new kinds 

 of pears, which grow profusely in parts of Jer- 

 sey and in parts of Long Island, which never- 

 theless still bring a large amount of money as 

 compared with apples or ordinary pears. I 

 should advise the city man to go in for culture 

 of this sort, devoting himself to an orchard of 

 half an acre, if he cannot keep any more trees 

 in perfect order. I have seen such astonishing 

 results from these new species of pears, that 

 were it not easier for me to make more money 

 by one hour's writing a day than by ten hours' 



