. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals . Fruit-culture. DAVYEK'S GUIDE. 25 fruit is large and yellow, with red cheek; keeps all winter; especially valuable for home use. Bar Seckel.—A cross between the Bartlett and Seckel. Tree strong, upright grower; color of fruit pale green; flesh white, fine grained, very melting and juicy; preferred by many in quality to Seckel. Recommend- ed for the private garden. Season, November. Vicar of Winkfield.—Large size, long, fine; rich yellow when fully ripe. Very vigorous and productive; one of the best for orcharding pur- poses for market. Season, December
. Guide to hardy fruits and ornamentals . Fruit-culture. DAVYEK'S GUIDE. 25 fruit is large and yellow, with red cheek; keeps all winter; especially valuable for home use. Bar Seckel.—A cross between the Bartlett and Seckel. Tree strong, upright grower; color of fruit pale green; flesh white, fine grained, very melting and juicy; preferred by many in quality to Seckel. Recommend- ed for the private garden. Season, November. Vicar of Winkfield.—Large size, long, fine; rich yellow when fully ripe. Very vigorous and productive; one of the best for orcharding pur- poses for market. Season, December to February. Josephine of Maiines.—Medium to large, roundish; pale straw color; flesih rose-colored, melting and delicatelj^ perfumed; first quality; tree a moderate, irregular grower, with small leaves; fruit borne in clusters. This variety improves as the tree advances in age. One of the most de- licious of our long keeping table pears, and it deserves extensive culture. A splendid variety for the private garden. DWARF PEARS. These should be planted eight to ten feet apart, and deep enough to cover the union of the stock and scion. The trees should be started with the branches one foot from the ground. They need to have the wood well thinned out each year and the leading and terminal branches kept well headed back. The maximum height of the trees should never be more than six to seven feet. Too much top growth and an over abundance of wood means short lived trees and small inferior fruit. Trees properly planted, pruned and kept under good cultivation will be- gin bearing a short time alter being set out and will produce fruit su- perior in size and fully as good lU every other way as the standard trees. In fact Dwarf Pears are the only dwarf spec- ^ ies of tree fruits that have any practical value. They are comparatively productive and good regular fruiters, desirable for very many pur- poses. They are particularly valuable for those who wish to obtain fruit at the ear
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