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fruit is large and yellow, with red cheek; keeps all winter; especially 

 valuable for home use. 



Bar Seckel. — A cross between the Bartlett and Seckel. Tree strong, 

 upright grower; color of fruit pale green; flesh white, fine grained, very 

 melting and juicy; preferred by many in quality to Seckel. Recommend- 

 ed for the private garden. Season, November. 



Vicar of Winkfield. — Large size, long, fine; rich yellow when fully 

 ripe. Very vigorous and productive; one of the best for orcharding pur- 

 poses for market. Season, December to February. 



Josephine of Maiines. — Medium to large, roundish; pale straw color; 

 flesih rose-colored, melting and delicatelj^ perfumed; first quality; tree a 

 moderate, irregular grower, with small leaves; fruit borne in clusters. 

 This variety improves as the tree advances in age. One of the most de- 

 licious of our long keeping table pears, and it deserves extensive culture. 

 A splendid variety for the private garden. 



DWARF PEARS. 



These should be planted eight to ten feet apart, and deep enough to 

 cover the union of the stock and scion. The trees should be started 

 with the branches one foot from the ground. They need to have the 

 wood well thinned out each year and the leading and terminal branches 

 kept well headed back. The maximum height of the trees should never 

 be more than six to seven feet. Too much top growth and an over 

 abundance of wood means short lived trees and small inferior fruit. 

 Trees properly planted, pruned and kept under good cultivation will be- 

 gin bearing a short time alter being set out and will produce fruit su- 

 perior in size and fully as good lU every other way as the standard trees. 



In fact Dwarf Pears are the only dwarf spec- 

 ^ ies of tree fruits that have any practical value. 



They are comparatively productive and good 

 regular fruiters, desirable for very many pur- 

 poses. They are particularly valuable for those 

 who wish to obtain fruit at the earliest possi- 

 ble period after planting. Well grown three- 

 year-old Dwarf Pear trees will often come into 

 bearing the second year after being planted. 

 The third year under favorable conditions they 

 can be relied upon to bear a nice, choice lot 

 of fruit. Each tree should produce from 

 twenty-five to fifty samples, the quantity de- 

 pending somewhat on the variety and the sea- 

 son. These dwarf trees are often used as fill- 

 ers between the Standard Pears, Apples and 

 other tree fruits. They need but little room, 

 and can, of course, be grown and fruited in 

 most any odd corner of the garden or grounds. 

 The fruit should be gathered ten days 

 before it is ripe and placed in some cool, 

 dark room. The principal use of the Dwarf 

 Pear is for the home use, except in some special cases where 

 they can be used to advantage as fillers. We would not recommned them 

 for commercial orcharding. All varieties are not a success when grown 

 as Dwarfs. We will follow with the names of the best for this pupose. 

 The fruit has already been described under the heading of the Standard 

 Trees: Bartlett, Clapp's Favorite, Tyson, Wilder, Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre 

 Clairgeau, Duchess d'Aagouleme, Kiefter, Louise Bone of Jersey, Seckel, 

 Easter Beurre, Lawrence. 



