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PBARS. 
The nurseries around Geneva have obtained an enviable reputation for the production 
of a superior quality of pear trees. Our soil is so naturally adapted to their vigorous 
growth that we are not obliged to force them by heavy nianuring, and therefore all the 
stock sent out from our nursery will be found to be sufficiently hardy, not only to live, 
but grow and bear fruit in almost any section of the country. 
RIPENING PEARS. 
Pears require to be gathered from the trees and ripened in the house; if allowed to 
ripen on the trees they are nearly worthless. 
Summer and Autumn Pears should be gathered as soon as the earliest and premature 
specimens are observed to ripen; gather the best matured specimens first, and a short 
time afterwards the remainder of the crop; keep them in clean boxes or drawers until 
ripe; if you wish to retard the ripening, keep them cold. 
Winter Pears should be allowed to hang late upon the trees, then gathered and treated 
the same as Winter Apples, that is, barrel them and keep in a cool cellar until they 
mature; after thSy commence to ripen they may be kept for a few days in a warm room 
with advantage. 
Pears are cultivated as Standards, worked upon Seedling Pear stocks, and as Dwarfs, 
worked upon French Quince stocks. 
Standard Pears thrive with moderate care and little pruning on most any soil, moder- 
ately rich and well drained. 
Dwarf Pears require rich lands and annual pruning to give their best results. 
PROriTS OF PEAR CULTURE. 
All things considered, perhaps there is no fruit, the judicious cultivation of which, 
will yield more safe and satisfactory returns than the Pear. 
With a fruit like the Pear commanding prices from |5 to $15 per barrel, it is very 
easy to see how profits varying from $300 to $500 an acre can be realized if one will 
only plant and care for the trees. Not that we would advise the exclusive planting of 
this fruit, for every planter should seek to guard against loss in unfavorable seasons by 
diversity of products. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
Bartlett. — Large size, irregular in form, clear yellow, with a blush on the sunny 
side, very juicy, buttery and high flavored. Tree a strong grower, bears abundantly 
and when quite young. In season during August and September. One of the best 
summer varieties, succeeding over a large extent of country. 
Bloodgood. — Medium size, yellow, touched with russet; melting and delicious. 
Tree a fair grower and moderately productive. In season during August. 
