. John A. Cannedy's fruit book : fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, shrubs, Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Middle West Catalogs; Ornamental trees Illinois Catalogs; Ornamental trees Middle West Catalogs; Roses Illinois Catalogs; Roses Middle West Catalogs; Berries Illinois Catal. A. C A N S FRUIT HOOK. PEARS. More mistakes are made in the attempt to grow pears than anv other Mistakes occur in selection of varieties, selection of soil, mode of cultivation and handling the Pears require a strictly "
. John A. Cannedy's fruit book : fruit and ornamental trees, small fruits, grape vines, roses, shrubs, Nursery stock Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Illinois Catalogs; Fruit trees Middle West Catalogs; Ornamental trees Illinois Catalogs; Ornamental trees Middle West Catalogs; Roses Illinois Catalogs; Roses Middle West Catalogs; Berries Illinois Catal. A. C A N S FRUIT HOOK. PEARS. More mistakes are made in the attempt to grow pears than anv other Mistakes occur in selection of varieties, selection of soil, mode of cultivation and handling the Pears require a strictly "pear ; This is a light well drained soil underlaid w ith porous clay. If soil is too rich the tree grows rapidly and blight hegins its deadlv work. Pears should he cultivated hut little after the first vear in the orchard, simply enough to keep the weeds and grass down. Make the fruit larger by pruning and thinning, not so much by cultivation. Choose varieties that are least subject to blight. Pears should be picked before thev are ripe except winter pears and thev should be allowed to hang as long as it is deemed safe. Varieties marked D and S may he grown both as standard and dwarf. Bartlett--li'illiam V Bon Chretien, W illiams, Poire Quilliaume, Delavoult de Clement—An old English pear known before 1770. Fruit, large: ovate, ob- tuse, piriform: pale lemon yellow, tinged with a blush in the sun when ripe; flesh, yellowish v\hite, buttery, tender, juicy, melting: quality, the very best. About middle of August. It tree was not subject to blight, would be the most widely set ot all pears, it being productive and of the highest quality. Beurre d Ajou—Niell, Beurre .Veil, Poire Neil, Aujou, Colniac Pose— An old English pear well known before iSoo Grown both as dwarf and standard. Tree a g))l groVer. Emit, larg^; long, Oblong; color, pale yellow with dull blush in the sun: flesh, yellowish white, buttery, and melting; of delicious flavor; a good keeper. October and
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