SwtKci-nPlanting Facts 
Deciduous Fruits 
PEARS 
In recent years the Pear crop has been bringing splendid returns. There has been a steady 
upward trend in i)rices until, even with a short crop occasionally, it pays to grow Pears. At prices 
ranging from six to twelve dollars per barrel it 
does not take a heavy yield to pay good re¬ 
turns. 
Chinese Sand Pears 
I'he most serious drawback in growing Pears is 
pear blight, but the oriental Pears such as KielTer, 
Tiarber and Le C'onte are not nearly so subject to 
it as the Kuroi)ean Pears. W’ith careful attention 
to pruning, fertilizing and cultivation, these Pears 
arc (juitc free from blight. This group of oriental 
Pears is the very best for planting in the South. 
Xo cultivation should be given more than to cut 
down the grass and weeds around the trees. Dead 
or blighted branches should be cut well below 
the line between dead and living wood. These 
l)runings should be burned. 
PRICES ON PEARS.—On Japan Seedling Pear Stock. Each Per lo loo 
2 to 3 feet.So 35 $3 00 $25 00 
3 to 4 feet. 50 4 50 40 00 
4 to 6 feet. 65 6 00 50 00 
6 to 8 feet. 80 7 50 70 00 
2 years (Chinese Sand, KielTer and Lc Conte only). i 00 
Chinese Sand. Fruit of medium size, round¬ 
ish pyriform; yellow, slightly russet. A vigorous 
grower; free from blight; valuable for cooking. 
Garber. Fruit resembles the Kieffer in size, 
appearance and quality, but the tree is more 
open in growth, ('omes in ahead of the KielTer. 
A seedling of the Chinese Sand Pear. 
Kieffer. Fruit large to very large; yellow, 
with bright vermilion check, very handsotn’e; 
flesh very juicy, brittle, a little coarse but of 
good (juality. September and October. 
Le Conte. Fruit large to very large, pyriform; 
skin smooth, pale yellow; (juality good when 
properly handled. Season, July. 
Magnolia. Large to very large, slightly 
pyriform; glossy, reddish i)rown; flavor subacid. 
Later than KielTer, and keeps well. 
Smith eSmith’s I lybrid). I’niformly large and 
perfect, smooth, and handsome; similar in form 
to the Le Conte, melting and juicy, with smooth, 
creamy texture; ciuality good when properly ri¬ 
pened. Ripens with or ahead of Le Conte. 
GRAPES 
Grapes of the Muscadine group are native to the South, and are well adapted to the soil and 
climate. When compared with the Bunch (Jrapes, the fruit-clusters are small, but the fruit is fine- 
flavored and valuable as a table Grape, for making unfermented grape-juice, preserves, jellies and 
wines. In \’irginia and North Carolina they are extensively grown for making grape juice. 
Muscadine vines are long-lived, reaching a healthy, vigorous old age. They should be planted 
15 to 25 feet apart each way. The usual plan is to allow them to run on an overhead trellis, 
to 7 feet from the ground. The posts should be heart-pine, cypress or cedar. The trellis may be 
made of wood and wire, or of wood alone. 
The usual plan, heretofore, has been to allow the Muscadine Grapes to grow without pruning, 
but this is a mistake. It has been shown that, to secure the best results, the vines should be 
pruned. This is best done in October, immediately after the leaves have fallen. They may also 
be pruned in summer. 
In the lower South,the northern Bunch Grapes, while not so thoroughly at home, can be grown 
to perfection for home use and for local market, when well cultivated, sprayed and cared for. The 
leading varieties are Delaware, Diamond, Ives, Moore’s Early and Niagara* 
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