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My experience lias so often been solicited hy private 

 communication in relation to the pear upon the quince 

 stock, tliat I deem it proper to introduce it in this con- 

 nection, with the reasons on which it is founded. Many- 

 varieties of the pear thus grafted grow vigorously and 

 bear abundantly. I am aware that an impression has 

 prevailed in the minds of some unfavorable to the culti- 

 vation of the pear on the quince stock, an impression 

 which must have arisen from an injudicious selection of 

 varieties, or improper cultivation. In this opinion I am 

 happy to know that I am sustained by Mr. Barry, in his 

 address before the North Western Association of Fruit- 

 Growers in Iowa, and by other distinguished pomologists. 

 Pears upon the quince should be planted in a luxuriant 

 deep soil, and be abundantly supplied with nutriment 

 and good cultivation. They should always be planted 

 deep enough to cover the place where they were grafted, 

 so that the point of junction may be three or four inches 

 below the surface. The pear will then frequently form 

 roots independently of the quince, and thus we combine 

 in the tree both early fruiting from the quince, and the 

 strength and longevity of the pear stock. For instance, 

 of trees of the same variety, standing side by side in my 

 own grounds for ten years, and enjoying the same treat- 

 ment, those on the quince stock have attained a larger 

 size, and have borne for seven years abundant crops, 

 while those upon the pear stock have scarcely yielded a 

 fruit. We have also others, on the quince, which twen- 

 ty-five years since were obtained at the nursery of Mr. 

 Parmenter, where now is the most populous part of the 

 city of Brooklyn, N. Y., and which have borne good 

 crops for more than twenty years, and are still produc- 

 tive and healthy. 



That the introduction and cultivation of the pear upon 

 the quince has been a great blessing, I entertain no 



