. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. I028 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. soils the Quince stock is much the best for oJl dwarf or restricted trees, as the roots only extend to a limited area ; therefore the growth is moderate and fruitful. If the trees were on the Pear stock in rich soil there would always be trouble in preventing strong, rampant w^ood and foliage, with little or no fruit. Standards should, however, always be on the Pear stock to obtain large trees. The advice already given in the section on Apples as to drainage, time of planting, pruning, &am
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. I028 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. soils the Quince stock is much the best for oJl dwarf or restricted trees, as the roots only extend to a limited area ; therefore the growth is moderate and fruitful. If the trees were on the Pear stock in rich soil there would always be trouble in preventing strong, rampant w^ood and foliage, with little or no fruit. Standards should, however, always be on the Pear stock to obtain large trees. The advice already given in the section on Apples as to drainage, time of planting, pruning, &c., is also equally applicable to Pears, and for that reason only descriptions of the varieties that answer the best on the different forms of trees are here necessary. Coi'don-Ti'ees.—When it becomes more generally known how admirably Pears succeed as cordon-trees against walls they will be planted on a much larger scale than at present. Not only do the trees produce abundant crops, but the fruit is also large, of fine colour and quality, and therefore valuable for home use or for exhibition. In fact, some of the most noted Pear exhibitors obtain their prize fruit from cordon-trees. The follow- ing varieties crop freely if planted i8in. apart and are properly attended to afterwards, as advised for Cordon-Apples : Alexandre Lambre, a medium-sized Pear of very good quality on most soils, and usually a great bearer; ripe about the middle of November. Baron Leroy is a new and very promising variety of large size and good colour ; ripe at the same time as the last-named, and should prove a fine exhibition sort. Beacon is a large and very handsome variety, of fair quality; middle of August. Beurre Alexandre Lucas and Beurre Fouqueray are two large handsome varieties of fine flavour, and when better known will be in demand for exhibition. Beurre Baltet Pere is usually a grand Pear on cordon-trees, being very large, highly-coloured, and of rich flavour: end of November. Beurre Har
Size: 1708px × 1463px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjec, booksubjectgardening
