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firm, crisp, very juicy, with a brisk and rich sugary flavour. A 
cool climate apple widely grown in Tasmania. 
Yates, W.—Largely grown for late shipping. The tree bears 
its fruit in elusters, and unless thinned out these are on the small 
size. The thinning out is done when the apples are of the size of 
marbles, the centre fruit of the cluster being rolled between the 
thumb and forefinger when the fruit comes away leaving the stalk 
behind. When the stalk is torn away fruit from the cluster will 
probably drop. The Yate does well on rich red clay with a moist 
subsoil, and being a heavy bearer should be liberally fed and 
watered if necessary. The fruit will hang late and is picked when 
well coloured and when it develops a waxy feeling when handled. 
It is a remarkably good keeper in cool storage. 
Yares Importep, better known as Dougherty, is also a fav- 
ourite late shipping kind. It does not require the same amount 
of thinning as Yate’s, and is larger in size, otherwise it behaves 
much the same. 
Sevect Prars (Pyrus communis). 
In giving a description of the choicest pears to grow, either 
for home use or for market, the well-known Bartlett (Williams’ 
Bon Chretien) will be considered as the typical summer pear, and 
the early varieties will be those which ripen before that fruit, whilst 
the late ones will comprise those ripening some time after. The 
indifferent bearing of a great many pear trees may be attributed 
to blights and to defective pollination of the flowers. Recent ex- 
periments are throwing a good deal of light upon this question, 
and by mixing varieties and planting in adjacent rows sorts which 
bloom approximately at the same time, a considerable improve- 
ment has been noticed in the bearing of some pears. Pear trees 
should be worked on seedling pears, as suckers are troublesome. 
Quince stock is not always suitable. Early pears are best when 
gathered before they part readily from the trees and laid up for 
a few days. For the later kinds the season may be prolonzed. 
Every care should be taken not to store any bird-pecked or bruised 
fruit; and at all times they should be delicately handled and kept 
in a cool, dark place. 
The pear is more accommodating than the apple to soils and 
climate, and stands, even in the ground, an amount of salt which 
proves injurious to other fruit trees. The varieties are large, but 
mention is only made in these pages of one or two early kinds and 
of some which have proved to be good bearers and good earvriers. 
Cuapp’s Favouritr, §.—Tree upright, spreading, vigorous 
grower and heavy bearer. Fruit evenly distributed, and almost 
