MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



Pear {Pyrus communis, Natural Order, Rosacese) 

 is a hardy fruit-bearing tree with deciduous leaves. 

 It grows in deep rich loams — clay soils are unsuit- 

 able for its proper cultivation. 



The ashes ^ of the pear contain in 100 parts : — 



One ton of, pears extracts 6*7 lbs. of mineral 

 matter from the soil. 



The percentage composition of the fruit is the 

 following : — 



Moisture 

 Sugar 

 Fibre 



Gummy matter 

 Malic acid 

 Albumen 

 Chlorophyll . 

 Ash 



86-25 

 6-45 

 3-80 

 3-17 

 0-14 

 0-08 

 0-08 

 0-03 



There are about 650 varieties of pears cultivated, 

 and the position is south, east, or west walls, 

 arches or fences for fan, cordons or espalier- trained 



' A. B. Griffiths, ibid., p. 102. 



