PRACTICAL GARDENING 



to a trellis. The branches are trained fan 

 shape and this method of culture is not only 

 artistic but productive. 



It is always advisable to thin the fruit leav- 

 ing the pears from three to six inches apart 

 on the limb. This may be done from the 15th 

 of June to the middle of July. 



As soon as the seed turns brown it is time 

 to gather the fruit for storing. 



One of the worst insect enemies is the San 

 Jose scale which attacks the bark and sucks the 

 sap from the growing cells. Spray before the 

 buds open with a strong solution of lime and 

 sulphur, one part of sulphur to eight of water. 



The codling moth does some damage but is 

 easily controlled with the same preparation 

 and method as that used on the apple tree. 



Pear scab may be controlled by spraying 

 with Bordeaux Mixture or lime sulphur, sum- 

 mer mixture. 



Pear blight or fire blight is the worst disease. 

 It attacks, various parts of the tree causing 

 the tips of limbs to wither and die and the 



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