PEARS. 



clay, reduced into a paste with water, or with Mr. For- 

 syth's composition*, which is very excellent, and at the 

 same time washing over with a brush both the head and 

 the stem with the same composition in a .diluted state. 



When the young shoots make their appearance, they 

 must be allowed to grow till they are long enough to be 

 nailed to the wall, when two of the most regular and 

 best placed from each branch cut down must be trained, 

 and the others removed, cutting them off close and 

 smooth. 



If the branches headed down in the spring had been 

 at regular and proper distances from each other, two 

 shoots from each will be double the number subsequently 

 required. It is, however, necessary this number should 

 be trained the first year, as they will grow as strong 

 and extend quite as far as if half the number only had 

 been retained ; and it will give an opportunity of select- 

 ing the best shoot of the two in the winter pruning ; 

 and in case of any accident happening to one, the other 

 will supply its place, so that a full number of branches 

 will thus be secured to furnish every part of the tree. 



This being accomplished, the branches must be con- 

 tinued at their full length, as before directed, and the 

 superfluous shoots and spurs treated accordingly. 



INDEX OF THE PEARS. 



Ah Mon Dieu - - 61 Amoselle - 114- 



Alexandra de Russie - 62 Amour * 155 



Ambre Gris - 108 Angelique de Bordeaux - 117 



Ambrette - 108 Angelique de Rome - 118 



Ambrette cTHiver - - 108 Archiduc d'E'te - 12 



Ambrette Grise - 108 Armenie - 154? 



Ambrosia - - 1 Aston Town - - 4-1 



Amire Roux - - 12 August Muscat - - 15 



* The preparation and application of this composition will be 

 given at the end of this work. 



