THE COUNTRY HOME (CHAPTER 
But for small places I do not know of a wind- 
break better than can be made of the Buffam pear. 
This tree grows like the Lombardy poplar, erect, 
stiff, and tough-wooded. It is so compact that you 
may set the trees eight or ten feet apart, and so 
make almost a solid wall. The fruit is only med- 
ium-sized, and so near to the wild fruit in its tem- 
per, that it bears enormous crops; and those in the 
shade are nearly as good as those in the sun. Not 
a high-grade dessert fruit, it is not insignificant for 
canning and jellies, and is particularly excellent 
for pickling. Another point not to be overlooked 
is the glory of a Buffam hedge in autumn. In Oc- 
tober no other pear is so superbly colored with 
crimson and gold. The Sheldon pear makes a 
good windbreak, but the wood is brittle. The 
Anjou is one of the best, on account of its compact 
growth. 
For a low-growing windbreak nothing is more 
cheery than a row of dwarf apples, standing close 
in a row.: Among the best varieties for this pur- 
pose are the Astrachan, the Salome, the Porter, the 
Gravenstein, the Summer Rose, the Hubbardston, 
the Ingram, the Golden Russet, and the Tolman 
Sweet. All of these varieties will give you excel- 
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