. Catalogue 1894 : everything for the fruit grower. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nut trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 36 E. W. Reid's Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. Pears. The Pear, like most other things highly desirable and valuable, cannot be had without attention, labor and skill. The relative price of the apple and pear being about as one to ten, show at the same time the superior value of the latter, and the •M Tiyf/#^tr"^^)Sr greater skill required to bring it to perfection.
. Catalogue 1894 : everything for the fruit grower. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Nut trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. 36 E. W. Reid's Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. Pears. The Pear, like most other things highly desirable and valuable, cannot be had without attention, labor and skill. The relative price of the apple and pear being about as one to ten, show at the same time the superior value of the latter, and the •M Tiyf/#^tr"^^)Sr greater skill required to bring it to perfection. IbK Inff llfj^ffl^fe^'^'^ ' Summer pears should be gathered at least ten "jfc jj\j|^^''^^y^^l^^fei^ days before they are ripe, and autumn pears at "^—Ik^^-^iiBSBfc&^SR* least a fortnight. Winter varieties, if they will ^ w<& n^!^©.W5-aK ^st^^^wtlM^^^Siii^WBmm^^^e^l^f;;^^ Zy^^~!f Dwarfs must always be planted suffi- il^M CIENTLY DEEP to cover the junction of the pear IS" JK^GBH^V -\L and quince two or three inches, the soil made rich and well tilled, and about one-half of the ^jio«.»«Bcv'?*«*eH(ii*^fe^j«="T«iKi3' previous summer's growth cutoff each spring. •i^jIJ^J^S^mM^^^^^^S^^- Under this treatment dwarfs are everywhere .jjHp^^^w^a y^^^^^^^^W^'^^^^ successful. The side branches should not be *i®&A^^^W^4fi^BHjE^^Y' removed higher than one foot from the ground ' ^ in dwarfs, while standards may be trimmed to any height desired. Train in pyramidal form. Gather when, on gently lifting the fruit, the stem will readily separate from the limb. Place in a dark room until fully matured. Winter pears may hang on the trees until danger of frost. ''9^ ^ , NUHbER^'N Varieties of Merit. ^^^-^ IDAHO PEAR. This pear has been attracting so much attention and is of such real value that I take pleasure in giving it a place in this list. It is a variety raised from seed saved from an unknown variety, and planted about the year i86^, by Mrs. Mullke
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