THE QUINCE AND DWARF PKAR 



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and productive. They have rarely if ever missed a 

 crop. 



PROPAGATION. By budding the pear on quince 

 seedlings, dwarf-growing pear trees result. But the 

 fruit is not dwarfed ; on the contrary, it is unusually 

 large and fine, and the trees come into bearing much 

 sooner than standard pears. 



Cui/TURAiy HINTS. The best soil is a moist clay 

 or clay-loam soil, thoroughly underdrained. Cultiva- 

 tion, fertilization, spraying, pruning, etc., must be 



A MICHIGAN DWARF-PEAR ORCHARD 



systematic and thorough. Unlike the standard pear, 

 the dwarf never does even "fairly well" in sod. 

 When setting the trees, be sure to set them very 

 deep, so that the bud joint will be, say, six inches 



