Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants, Etc. 
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Queen's Choice — Fruit as large as Transcendant, bright yellow, with a beautiful blush 
cheek ; grows in large clusters ; flesh tine-grained, juicy and good. October. 
Souiard — Valuable as a cooking apple ; sour and astringent as an eating apple, but has, 
when cooked, a line quince-like flavor ; color green, becoming yellow in the spring ; 
keeps well until July; very productive. January to June. 
Transcendant— Tree immensely productive, bearing after second year, and producing 
good crops by the fourth season. Fruit from one-and-a-half to two inches in diameter, 
being large enough to quarter and core for preserving and drying. Excellent for 
sauce and pies, both green and dried. The best of its class for cider, being juicy 
and crisp, and is also by many considered a good eating apple. Skin yellow, striped 
with red. September and October. 
Van Wyck Sweet — Fruit very large ; skin yellowish white, colored light red, and 
covered with bloom; flesh* yellowish white; very sweet and tender; small core. 
Oct ober and November. 
Whitney’s Seedling — Large, averaging one and a half to two inches in diameter; 
skin smooth, glossy, green, striped, splashed with carmine ; flesh firm, juicy and 
flavor very pleasant ; ripens latter part of Aug. Tree a great bearer and very 
hardy; a vigorous, handsome grower, with a dark green, glossy foliage. August. 
Yellow Siberian — Nearly as large as the above; fine amber or golden yellow 
color September and October. 
The cultivation of this noble fruit is extending as its value is appreciated. The 
range of varieties is such that, like apples, they can be had in good eating condition from 
August until early Spring. 
The Pear, like most things highly desirable and valuable, cannot be had without 
attention, labor and skill. The relative price of the Apple and Pear being about as one 
to ten, show at the same time the superior value of the latter, and the greater skill re 
quired to bring it to perfection. 
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 are ripe, and Autumn 
Pears at least a fortnight. Winter varieties, if they will hang so long, may be left until 
the leaves begin to fall. 
At the present time the demand is for choice fruit, and should have the best kind 
of cultivation ; 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, they will yield a satisfactory profit. 
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 for yards and 
gardens. 
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 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. 
The letters “ D ” and “S” appended to the description of varieties, indicate favor- 
able growth, either as “ Dwarfs ” or “Standard,” or both. Those designated as “ mod- 
erate growers ” are usually smaller trees. 
Bartlett — Large size, with often a beautiful blush next the sun ; but tery, very juicy and 
high flavored ; bears early and abundantly; very popular. 1). and S. Aug. and Sept. 
Blood good — Medium ; yellow, touched with russet ; rich and delicious ; first quality. 
D. and S. August. 
Beurre Assomption — This is an early French variety; fruit large and tree productive. 
D. and S. July and August. 
Beurre Giffard — An excellent variety ; medium ; greenish yellow, red in the sun ; very 
early; very productive. D. and S. August. 
SUMMER. 
