. An encyclopædia of gardening; . it; this is moreparticularly the case with the tenderest kinds. The reason of such barrenness is in some cases fromthe stamina being destitute of farina, and in others from the farina having been dispersed before the pistil-lum had arrived at a proper state for its reception. To remedy such defects, I adopt the followingprac-tice. As soon as the florets have expanded and the pistillum is in a proper state of maturity, I impreg-nate six upon each corymb of blossom. The florets which I choose for this operation are those situatednearest the origin of the spur, f
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . it; this is moreparticularly the case with the tenderest kinds. The reason of such barrenness is in some cases fromthe stamina being destitute of farina, and in others from the farina having been dispersed before the pistil-lum had arrived at a proper state for its reception. To remedy such defects, I adopt the followingprac-tice. As soon as the florets have expanded and the pistillum is in a proper state of maturity, I impreg-nate six upon each corymb of blossom. The florets which I choose for this operation are those situatednearest the origin of the spur, for when pears set naturally, it is very generally such florets. The timeI choose for this operation is calm dry days, and if possible when the sun is not very hot upon the after performance, I give each tree about eighteen gallons of manure water, or soft pondwater, at the roots. The trees should never be washed over the tops for a considerable time after thisimpregnation has been effected, {Tr. on Fruit Trees.). 4458. Insects, diseases, &c. The pear-tree is liable to the attacks of the same insects Z z 3 710 PRACTICE OF GARDENING. Part III. as the apple-tree ; and the fruit of the summer kinds, when ripe, is liable to be eaten bybirds, wasps, &c. which must be kept oft by shooting, hanging bottles of water, andother usual preventives. For other points of culture, and gathering and storing, see Chap. II., Chap. IV. , and Chap. V. Sect. III. SuBSECT. 3, Quince. — Pyrus Cydojiia, L. ; Cydonia Vulgaris, W. en. Icos. Di-Pen~tag. L. and Rosaceee, J. Coig7iassier, Fr. ; Quittenbaum, Ger. ; and Cotogno, Ital. 4459. The quince-tree is of low growth, much branched, and generally crooked anddistorted. The leaves are roundish or ovate, entire, above dusky-green, underneathwhitish, on short petioles. The flowers are large, white, or pale-red, and appear in Mayand June; the fruit, a pome, varying in shape in the different varieties, globular, ob-long, or ovate ;
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