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Lawrence, largely grown in some sections of our State, is held in high esteem 

 by those who prefer sweet pears. The fruit is medium to large, melting and of 

 pleasant flavor. Its season is from December to January. The tree is a mod- 

 erate grower and very productive. 



Clairgeau is the largest and most attractive early winter pear in cultivation, 

 and always commands the highest price. The fruit is very large, pyriform, yel- 

 low and red, with its red cheek usually very highly colored, nearly melting, and 

 keeps till January, the tree being a good grower and an abundant bearer. This 

 is a very valuable market pear. 



I have thus briefly referred to the best winter market pears that have come 

 under my observation. Others might be added, but none, all requisites con- 

 sidered, equal to those specified. This is applied to winter market pears solely. 



The pear for market and the pear for the amateur are two different matters. 

 And yet, while the list might be increased in the latter case, where quality is the 

 main consideration, it would be, nevertheless, difficult to name any finer winter 

 pears for the table than Clairgeau, Anjou, Winter Nelis and Josephine. — Geo. 

 Ellwanger, In Popular Gardening. 



Note. — Some growers have tried exporting pears to the English market and 

 made it profitable, especially with the Anjou, which is sufficiently firm to endure 

 the long period of transit. Our engraving of the Anjou is taken from the pages 

 of Popular Garde?itng, and well illustrates the method of wrapping pears in tissue 

 paper for distant shipments. We tried exporting Bartletts last summer, but the 

 result was a total failure, as this variety ripens too rapidly when confined in a 

 close apartment 



PETERBORO' FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



'HROUGH the instrumentality of Mr. E. B. Edwards, of Peterboro' 

 a local Fruit Growers' Association has been established in that place 

 in affiliation with us. There are over fifty members, all of whom 

 are also members of the Ontario Association. In response to their 

 request, Mr. A. McD, Allan and the writer attended the initial meet- 

 ing, which was held at Peterboro' on Wednesday, March 25th. 

 Although the number in attendance was not very large, yet all 

 appeared to be very deeply interested in the subjects presented. 



Mr. E. B. Edwards began the proceedings by reading a paper from Mr. 

 Wade, of Brighton, on " Storing, sorting and shipping apples." He recommended 

 the following as the best varieties for the English market, viz.. Summer and Fall : 

 Duchess, Alexander, Ribston, Wealthy and Snow, when clean; the latter when 

 otherwise should never be shipped to the English market. 



Among the winter apples, he recommended Greening, King, Ben Davis and 

 others. In the discussion upon the paper, Mr. Allan said that he believed that 

 the prevalance of the scab partly arises from the delapidated condition of our 



