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the foliowing cere Boil tar, while you | 
mix it with soot, to the consistence of thick 
paint. It must be laid on hot, with a | 
painter’s brush, touching the wounded part ^ 
of the tree only, a thin coat ; and dash a 
little dry ashes against it as soon as you co- 
ver each wound. This is the safest and 
best remedy for the purpose of excluding 
rain, &c., that I know of. I have given 
several other compositions, which have 
been much extolled, a fair trial, and recom- 
inend the above as proving by far the 
simplest and best ; besides a little quantity 
wil go a long way in using. Any shoot or 
branch that can be neatly cut away with a 
sharp knife, will soon heal without the aid 
of compositions. 
A SELECT LIST OF PEARS. 
]Most deserving of a Wall * Good Bearers on Standards -f* 
Aehreviatioxs used in the following List -.—Small size 
s m — Middle size m — Below middle size b m — Above middle size 
a m — Large 1 — Vert/ or uncommon large v 1. 
Name and size. Color when ripe. Aspect. In perfection. 
1 Ashton '1 own-f & dark brownish russet SE or w Nov. to Jan. 
2 August Muscat-|- m whitish green sE w Sept. 
3 Autumn Bergamotfflwi brownish russet sE wNov. Dec. 
4 Berganiotd’easque*rt wi handsome yellowish SE w Feb. Mar. 
5 lleurre Bouge* m redish yellow sE w Oct. 
0* Brown Beurre* a m brownish russet E w Oct. Dec. 
7 Brier Bush* b m brownish russet Any Nov. Dec. 
8 Brown St. Gerraain*!- m brownish russet ditto Dec. Mar. 
9 Carnochf ?/* greyish russet Sept. Oct. 
