20 THE MINIATURE FRUIT GARDEN. 



pe.ars produce the very finest fruit, from their being so 

 Jiear the heat and iiiDisturc-iriviiig surface of the earth. 

 In situati(jiiH iicjir the sea-coiwt, exposed to sea 

 breezes, small fmit-gardens may be tonucd by inclos- 

 ing a square piece of ground witli a beech licdge or 

 wooden fence, and jjlanting it with bush trees. A 

 piece of ii;round 500 square feet will Ijc large enouL'h 

 to cultivate 30 trees at 4 feet ayiart in it, or 25 trees 

 at 5 feet apart. Many a sea-side cottage may thus 

 have its fruit-garden. 



LIST OF PEAES ADAPTED FOE BUSH CULTURE. 



Alexandre Bivort Junoary 



Josfiphlno de MalinLS M.iri ii 



Mark- L"iil>o 0ct«>bcr 



Winter Nolls Pecomber 



Beurr6 d' Amanita ^> ptemb^r 



Beurr6 do Eanco March 



lUurrfiDlel l)i:-cember 



BeurriS c lifford Vucuat 



Bcurr6 Ociubault S< ptomber 



I)oyenn6 Boussocb October 



Jargonelle Angupt 



Conseiller tie la Cour >'"Tember 



Vlctnrla (Ilnyahe) , November 



Prince of Wales (Uuysho) Docembor 



Dr. Troosaeau December 



Z6|.liirlii Orf'-.'lro Jannarjr 



Jalniisi.' de Fiiiitriiay Aupi5t 



GatUlac (for baking) December 



L6on le Clerc do Laval (for baking) Mnrdi 



PKOTEcrroKS fok PYi;A>iir>.\.L and bcsii veaji tkee^. 

 The weatlier in spring is often cold aiul ungeiiial 

 for the bldsscmis of pear and utliei* fruit trees ; in such 

 seasons pyramids should bo protected. Tins is best 

 ddiic by 1i.\ing lour stout stakes round a tive ; tlu'>c 

 should lie a little taller tlian the tree, and then be 

 sawn oil' level. .V si|iiai'e piece of ealii'o, oi' aiiv cheap 

 canvas, should thou l>e nailed on the top of the stakes 



