THE 
HORTICULTURAL REGISTER. 
November 1st, 1833 . 
PART I. 
ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
HORTICULTURE. 
ARTICLE I.—ON THE CULTURE OF PEARS, 
With some Remarks on their Natural History and Introduction , together with a 
selection for small Gardens in different parts of the Country. 
BY JOSEPH PAXTON, F. L. S. H. S. 
The pear-tree, in its wild state, grows abundantly in France and 
Germany, and occasionally in England; the accounts of its culture 
are of great antiquity. The earliest writers mention it as growing 
abundantly in Syria, Egypt, and Greece; and it appears to have 
been brought from these places into Italy, about the time that Sylla 
made himself master of the latter country. Yet there is no doubt 
that the Romans had several kinds of this fruit before that period. 
It is uncertain when the pear was first cultivated in this country, 
but it may be presumed that the Romans did not neglect its propa¬ 
gation when they were masters of Britain. Generally speaking, 
pears are productive of flatulency, and are therefore improper for 
weak stomachs; the best are those which are quite ripe, and have a 
sweet juice, for then they are seldom noxious, unless eaten to excess.* 
A very excellent liquor cabed perry is made from the fermented 
juice after the manner of cider, and as cider may be made of the 
juice of the leaves, the same mode has been suggested for perry. 
* Phillip’s History of Fruits, 
i i 
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