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descended; and the Duchesse d’Angouleme 
a third. 
The goodness of all these pears, how¬ 
ever, depends a great deal on the stocks 
upon which they are grafted; and thus the 
fruit produced does not always answer the 
expectations of its growers. Another point 
to be attended to is the thinning out of the 
fruit, that more may not set than the tree 
seems able to ripen, as, if the tree is suffered 
to bear too large a crop, the fruit will be 
small, hard, and without flavour. 
The Quince is a low tree which thrives 
best near water. It is always grown as a 
standard; and the fruit, which is very orna¬ 
mental when ripe, is never eaten raw. It 
requires no particular care, except that of 
planting it in a moist soft soil; and, if possi¬ 
ble, where its roots can have access to water. 
There are four or five kinds grown in nurse¬ 
ries, but they differ very little from each 
other. 
Miscellaneous Fruit Trees. — Under 
this head I shall include all those trees usually 
grown as standards in pleasure grounds or 
orchards; but which, as their fruit is eaten, 
