CITEON DES CARMES. 
The management of Pear-trees has exercised the abilities of 
our best horticulturists ; and it may reasonably be supposed by 
the amateur cultivator, whilst he is informed of the various 
experiments tried, in regard to soils and planting, pnining in 
winter, and pruning in summer, that difficulties exist which 
can only be successfully encountered by professionals. This 
is, however, a mistake ; and we confess to having been amongst 
the number to leave these operations to the men of experience, 
till the empiricism of those persons whose services were attain- 
able obliged us to think for ourselves, when the mysteries of the 
science soon vanished. We mention this to encourage others 
to do alike ; for, although a more respectable class of intelligent 
persons is not to be met with, than the leading men in the 
gardens of the nobility, and opulent nurserj'men, it must be 
confessed that the generality of jobbing gardeners and pru- 
ners are lamentably deficient of the knowledge necessary for 
their occupations. An amateur fruit grower should qualify 
himself to direct tho pruning of his own trees, which will give 
him a double interest in their success ; and if he will carefully 
j^eruse the several articles on this subject, which have lately 
appeared in the Auctarium, written by Mr. Errington, he will 
acquire sufficient confidence to question a pruner on the theory 
of his proceedings, and soon be competent to correct any erro- 
neous practice; we should add, provided he do but exercise such 
amount of observation as most men are gifted with. We will 
proceed with this subject at a future opportunity, and endeavour 
to give a few plain directions for the further encouragement of 
the amateur horticulturist. 
The Citron des Cannes, in colour, is a softened yellowish 
green, seldom tinged by exposure, and usually nissetted round 
the obliquely-inserted stem. The flesh of this Pear is yellowish 
white, and very smooth, juicy, sweet, and pleasantly-flavoured, 
but without any peculiarity of character. 
