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To me the conviction is very decided that we should no longer leave the public 

 to assume that the Bartlett is the only pear, and September the only pear season ; 

 but, rather, supply the means to convince them fully of the error by gustatory 

 demonstration. 



Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry, of Rochester, wrote : — The following are 

 among the prominent varieties of winter pears ; Wilder (Colonel Wilder), Win- 

 ter Nelis, Souvenir d'Esperen, Josephine de Malines, Barry, Clairgeau, Easter 

 Beurre, Duhamel du Monceau, Jones, Lawrence. Anjou, Mount Vernon. The 

 Clairgeau is really a fall pear ; the others are winter varieties. 



Our plan of keeping pears is very simple. In an ordinary building, lined 

 with hay so as to keep out the severe cold we can keep most varieties through 

 the winter successfully. The varieties of winter pears which we grow most are 

 Anjou, Winter Nelis and Josephine de Malines. Anjou, the earliest, is by far 

 the most satisfactory, being very large, handsome and of a fine quality. The 

 California varieties raised by Mr. Fox — Wilder and Barry — are the longest 

 keepers, preserving their good flavor and perfect condition until April. Duhamel 

 du Monceau and Souvenir d'Esperen are varieties that are not grown or known 

 much, but both are valuable on account of their size and quality. Both are high- 

 flavored and deserve to be cultivated more extensively than they are. We have 

 been trying for many years to increase the cultivation of the Anjou, but for some 

 reason — we do not know exactly why— growers have not undertaken to produce 

 it on a large scale. We think that one of the principal objections raised is its 

 large size, as it is liable to be injured by the storms that occur early in autumn. 

 This is to some extent true, but if the orchard is properly located and provided 

 with necessary shelter, this objection cannot be urged. We have not had any 

 experience with cold-storage, and therefore cannot say anything about it. Our 

 experience so far has been very satisfactory with fruit kept according to our 

 method. When the fruit comes out of the house it does not suffer in any way 

 from the change of temperature, and will last a long time even when brought 

 into warm places. 



Keeping" Produce Outdoors. — Not one man in a thousand knows how 

 to put away potatoes, beets, carrots, or apples outdoors so they will keep 

 until spring in fine order ; in fact nearly everybody believes that it cannot be 

 done. It is our place to set these folks right. Dig a shallow trench in an ele- 

 vated spot four feet wide and six inches deep, and long enough to hold all you 

 want to put in it. Place two or three inches of oat-straw in the bottom of the 

 trench. Then put in your roots or apples, piling them up three feet or so, and 

 cover with six inches of oat-straw. Then place upon the straw fifteen inches of 

 earth to keep the frost out. We say fifteen inches because we mean it. This 

 is all. — Farm Tournal. 



