. The American fruit culturist. dwarf pears which bear soon are Louise Bonneof Jersey, Doyenne dEte, White Doyenne, Giffard, Angou-leme, Clairgeau, Josephine de Malines, etc. The followingsorts bear nearly as early on pear stock, viz. ; Bartlett, Seckel,Winter Nelis, Washington, Onondaga, Howell, Passe Colmer,Julienne. FRUITS TO SUPPLY A FAMILY. 145 Grapes afford fruit soon—usually beginning to bear thesecond and third year. The Concord, the Niagara, and Dela-ware are particularly recommended. Dwarf Apples should not be entirely overlooked in the listof early bearers. Half a peck per tree is o
. The American fruit culturist. dwarf pears which bear soon are Louise Bonneof Jersey, Doyenne dEte, White Doyenne, Giffard, Angou-leme, Clairgeau, Josephine de Malines, etc. The followingsorts bear nearly as early on pear stock, viz. ; Bartlett, Seckel,Winter Nelis, Washington, Onondaga, Howell, Passe Colmer,Julienne. FRUITS TO SUPPLY A FAMILY. 145 Grapes afford fruit soon—usually beginning to bear thesecond and third year. The Concord, the Niagara, and Dela-ware are particularly recommended. Dwarf Apples should not be entirely overlooked in the listof early bearers. Half a peck per tree is often obtained thethird year from the most productive sorts. Standard apples vary greatly in the matter of the age atwhich the trees bear fruit,—some producing a few at as earlyas four or five years, while others rarely do so until ten ortwelve years old. For a record of a number of sorts seepage 295. A good supply of all the preceding will be sufficient tofurnish a family with these wholesome luxuries from within a (Ui^^ /. Fig. 203.—The Circle of Fruits. year or two of occupying entirely new premises; and will notonly add greatly to the comforts and attractions of home, butcontribute materially to the uniform health of the accompanying Circle of Fruits, Fig. 203, shows at onceto the eye what kinds make up the yearly supply through theseveral months, varying of course with a difference in lati-10 146 FRUITS TO SUPPLY A FAMILY. tilde, and, through winter and spring, with the skill employedin preserving from decay. As some varieties of all kinds of fruit do better in one sec-tion of the country than in others, it is important that intend-ing growers should select the proper sorts for their book aims to describe all of the fruits grown in the UnitedStates, of any value, and while in very many cases the placeswhere they are sure to do well is given, it is manifestly im-possible to treat this matter satisfactorily. In all cases,therefore, it is advi
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