Picking Pears 75 



bent upwards at a sharp angle to the fruit spur. When 

 such is the case the fruit needs to be picked and placed in 

 storage to ripen. The yellow coloring of pears is devel- 

 oped in storage, although the crimson blush which appears 

 on some kinds must be formed while still hanging on the 

 tree. Not many varieties of pears will take on a red cheek, 

 although it is common to some kinds. 



Pears need to be handled with as much care as the 

 apple, and extra care must be taken that the stems are not 

 broken off or pulled out. On account of their extending 

 out of the fruit, and being quite rigid, they are easily 

 broken, and the way opened for the entrance of germs that 

 will cause the fruit to rot. 



