THE HANDSOMEST FRUIT. THE GREATEST YIELD. 
Do Not Fail to Order a Few for Your Yard or Garden. 
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED AS DWARFS: 
Seckel, Clapp's Favorite, Lawrence, Duchess, Kieffer, Howell, Beurre 
d'Anjou, Vicar of Winkfield, Louise Bonne de Jersey. 
npHE cultivation of this noble fruit is extending as its value is appreciated. The range of 
** 1 varieties is such that, like Apples, they can be had in good eating condition from July 
until early spring. 
The melting, juicy texture, the refined flavor and the delicate aroma • of the Pear, give it 
rank above all other fruits except the Grape. But the Pear, like most things highly desirable 
and valuable, cannot be had without attention and labor. One of the most important points 
in the management of Pears is to (gather them at the proper time. Summer pears should be 
gathered at least ten days before they a re ripe, and autumn Pears at least a fortnight. Winter , 
varieties, if they will hang so long, ma> be left until the leaves begin to fall. . I 
At the present time the demand is for choice fruit, inferior fruit brings scarcely a remu- 
nerative price, but the best will always pay well. Pears should have the best kind of cultiva- j 
tion ; the fruit should be thinned so as not to over-produce. Care should be used in selecting | 
for market only the best specimens, and with such effort and system on the part of the grower j 
there will always come a satisfactory profit. j 
The Pear succeeds on most soils, but does best on a rather heavy loam. Budded on its; 
own stock it makes a standard tree, and on the French or Angers Quince, a dwarf— the former ^ 
being best adapted to large, permanent orchards, the latter small orchardsj fruit yards and | 
gardens, and requiring garden culture and severe pruning every. year. 
Dwarfs must always be planted sufficiently deep to cover the junction of the Pear and • 
Quince two or three inches— the soil made rich and well tilled, and about one-half of the j 
previous summer's growth cut off each spring. Under this treatment Dwarfs are everywhere ' 
successful. The side branches should not be removed higher than one foot from the ground in 
Dwarfs, while Standards may be trimmed to the height desired. Train in pyramidal form. 
Ripen the fruit in the house. Gather when, on gently lifting the fruit, the stem will readily 
separate from the limb. Place in a dark room until fully matured. Winter Pears may hang 
on the trees until there is danger from frost, then place in a dry cellar for maturing. 
PROFITS IN DWARF DUCHESS PEARS 
Mr. F. A. Drake, of Brighton, N. Y., from 3,500 trees netted |3,182.00 in one season, and 
refused an offer of $7,000.00 for his orchard. 
Mr. W. 11. Green, v/riting to the Rural New I'or/fer, says his Dwarf Duchess Pears paid him 
more than twelve times as much as his apples, and that there was more money in pears 
at $1.00 per barrel than apples at $2.00. He has an orchard of 3,000 Dwarf Pear Trees. 
At a meeting of the Western New York Horticultural Society, a Mr. William Page stated 
that from an orchard of 4% acres of Dwarf Duchess Pears he gathered 441 barrels of first- 
class fruit, which sold for ^1, 906. 00. 
R.T.Austin, near Boston, Mass., set out 500 Dwarf Pears, occupying about an acre of 
ground. They commenced bearing in three years and have borne regular crops ever since. An 
account kept of the sales for a period of six years showed an aggregate amount of $3,498.00, 
an average of over $500.00 ac acre for each seaeon. 
