. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. Characteristic Shoot of Pear Portion of Branch from where fruit HAS BEEN Gath- ered Fruit buds have formed there. Upon the piece ofshoot that re- mains on the branch (and was formerly joined to the stalk) after a pear is gath- ered, fruit buds will form ; it should therefore be retained when pruning. are retained, while if a tree is bearing sufficiently well, the latter growths are pruned to the base, and the twiggy shoots are cut back half their length. Pinch- ing is practised in order to arrest the growth of certain shoots to prevent their taki
. The fruit garden. Fruit-culture; Fruit trees. Characteristic Shoot of Pear Portion of Branch from where fruit HAS BEEN Gath- ered Fruit buds have formed there. Upon the piece ofshoot that re- mains on the branch (and was formerly joined to the stalk) after a pear is gath- ered, fruit buds will form ; it should therefore be retained when pruning. are retained, while if a tree is bearing sufficiently well, the latter growths are pruned to the base, and the twiggy shoots are cut back half their length. Pinch- ing is practised in order to arrest the growth of certain shoots to prevent their taking too much sap, to ensure the production of good buds at their bases, and also to strengthen neighbouring shoots. The Best Varieties Andr£ Desportes. — Fertile; fruit medium size, turbinate; stalk medium, obliquely set in small cavity ; eye slightly open; skin greenish yellow, tinged with pink; _/Z?jA very delicate, sweet; July-August. Bergamotte Crassane (Crassane).—Moderately fertile; fruit rather large,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bunyard, George; Thomas, Owen. New York, C. Scribner
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