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this fruit. We would not advise its planting except 

 for canning purposes. 



WINTER PEAKS 



Dana's Hovey — A small pear resembling the Seckel 

 in form and appearance but larger and with less of the 

 brown or russet color. The quality is very much like 

 the latter and the tree is of the same habit of growth. 

 When properly thinned, so as to grow to large size, it 

 sells at the highest price. 



Lawrence — Medium in size, resembling the Bartlett 

 in form, but smaller. The tree is compact in growth, 

 very hardy and productive. A good early winter pear. 



Additional varieties to be recommended are 

 Worden Seckel, Patrick Barry. 



HARVESTING, STORING, MARKETING 



Gathering and Ripening — All varieties of pears, 

 with one or two exceptions, are of better quality if picked 

 from the tree before quite ripe, or when the wormy 

 specimens are beginning to mellow, or with some even 

 earlier. Varieties, like the Clapp, that rot at the core 

 as soon as fully matured, need to be picked fully two 

 weeks before they would mellow on the tree. The 

 fruit should be left on the tree until fully grown, 

 but then be gathered as soon as possible and be put 

 into a cool, dark place until it is to be sold. It is the 

 practice of some growers to pick the trees over twice, 

 taking all the largest specimens first, and then allowing 

 the balance to grow for a time. This practice applies 

 to the fall varieties, but winter fruit must be picked 

 before severe freezing weather. 



Marketing — For the local market there is nothing 

 better than the bushel box, and even for a long distance 

 it is as good as the barrel. To present the fruit in 



