The California Bartlett, 251 
seen) should be set on the lower, moister, stiffer soil, and other 
fruits ou the lighter, warmer, and better-drained portions. The 
pear, however, enjoys the better situation, though it will thrive 
on the poorer. The tree seems to attain its greater growth and 
heaviest bearing on the alluvial soils of the valleys and near the 
THE BARTLETT PEAR AS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA. 
This is a medium-sized specimen, and was grown by James O'Neil, of Haywards, from a bud 
brought from original Bartlett stock in Massachusetts. 
