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the pyramidal form, both for productiveness, and to prevent 

 their being blown out of the ground by high winds. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 



Persons without experience in the cultivation of the pear, 

 are perplexed by the large number of different vai-ieties rec- 

 ommended in the books and by pear growers. Even men of 

 large experience differ in opinion respecting some varieties, 

 and it is also true that soil, position, and climate, materially 

 affect the character of many kinds of this fruit. In selecting 

 from the large list recommended, regard should be had to the 

 character of the fruit, the time of ripening, that a succession 

 of fruit may be obtained ; and the productiveness, and health 

 and vigor of the trees of the respective kinds. 



The following varieties are recommended for garden cul- 

 tivation in this county, regard being had to all the above 

 conditions. They are enumerated in the order of the ripen- 

 ing of the fruit, and furnish a succession of pears from the 

 early part of August to April. 



Doyenne d'Ete, Beurre Giffard, Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, 

 Louisa Bon d'Jersey, Seckle, Urbaniste, Beurre Bosc, Beurre 

 d'Anjou, Lawrence, Winter Nelis, Vicar of Winkfield, Easter 

 Beurre. 



The Doyenne d'Ete ripens early in August, is a small but 

 good early pear, and the tree healthy and productive. Does 

 well on the quince. 



The Beurre Giffard ripens about the middle of August. 

 The fruit is of good size, handsome, and of excellent flavor. 

 The tree grows slowly, and needs attention to train it in 

 proper shape. This, like all slow- growing trees, should, 

 when practicable, be grafted into a vigorous stock. It 

 grows well on the quince. 



The Bartlett is too well known to need description. It is 



the most profitable pear for the market. The tree bears 



when very young, and is very productive. The fruit ripens 



from the first to the middle of September. The tree should 



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