THE 



Canadian Horticulturist 



Vol. XIV. 



1891 



No. II 



THE LAWRENCE PEAR. 



UR frontispiece this month represents a well ripened sample 

 of the Lawrence pear, one of the very best winter pears and 

 one that should be in every collection, whether for home 

 use or market. It succeeds well either on the pear or the 

 quince. Though not large nor showy, its excellent quality 

 and productiveness place it very high in the estimation 

 of all pear growers. 



We have grown it at Maplehurst for twenty years, and 

 it is always the favorite dessert pear for the home during 

 the month of December. The Howell, Sheldon, Duchess and Anjou are 

 excellent varieties for October and November, but nothing surpasses the I-aw- 

 rence for December and January. 



The variety originated at Flushing, Long Island. The tree is a moderate 

 grower, but although classed as hardy in most nurserymen's catalogues, it is not 

 sutificiently hardy for any but the more favored portions of Ontario. 



Mr. P. C. Dempsey, of Trenton, Ont., says of it : '' With me the I^wrence 

 is one of the best, if not the best, December pear. The tree is a good grower 

 and very productive, but not hardy. It is nearly as tender as the Bartlett. It 

 does better top-grafted upon some hardy variety." 



Mr. George E. Fisher, of Freeman, President of the Burlington Fruit Growers' 

 Association, says : "Ten years ago I planted twenty I^awrence pear trees. They 



