1.^0 OF PEARS. 



produced nineteen fine large well-flavoured pears 

 next year, [_See Letter B. Plate VIL] and in the 

 third bore more fruit than it did in its former state 

 when it was four times the size. 



I left seven trees upon an East wall, treated 

 according to the common method of pruning, 

 which bore the following number of pears upon 

 each tree : — 



Epine d'Hiver produced eighty-six pears, and 

 the tree spread fifteen yards. 



A Crasanne produced one hundred pears, and 

 the tree spread fourteen yards. 



Another Crasanne produced sixteen pears, and 

 the tree spread ten yards. 



A Virgouleuse produced one hundred and fifty 

 pears, and the tree spread nine yards. 



A Colmar produced one hinidred and fifty pears, 

 and the tree spread nine yards, 



Another Colmar produced seventy-nine pears, 

 and the tree spread ten yards. 



A L'Eschasserie produced sixty pears. 



Seven trees headed down and pruned according 

 to my method, leaving the foreright shoots in 

 Summer, bore as follows, in the fourth year after 

 heading. 



A Louisbonne bore four hundred and sixty-three 

 pears, and the tree spread nine yards. 



Another Louisbonne bore three hundred and 

 ninety-one pears, and spread eight yards. 



A Colmar bore two hundred and thirteen pears, 

 and spread six yards. 



