. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. profitably grafted with better kinds. Fig's. 43, 44 show the process. The old top, as in the case of grafting large apple trees, must be gradually reduced and not all taken off in one year. A tree over sixty years old of this kind on the writer's farm, had about seventy grafts of Bartlett and Beurre Bosc put in some years ago. A fair proportion of the grafts took, and many baskets of fine fruit of these varieties have since been gath- ered. Varieties.—In the choice of varieties consideration must be g-iven to the s
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. profitably grafted with better kinds. Fig's. 43, 44 show the process. The old top, as in the case of grafting large apple trees, must be gradually reduced and not all taken off in one year. A tree over sixty years old of this kind on the writer's farm, had about seventy grafts of Bartlett and Beurre Bosc put in some years ago. A fair proportion of the grafts took, and many baskets of fine fruit of these varieties have since been gath- ered. Varieties.—In the choice of varieties consideration must be g-iven to the structure of the blossom. Some varieties are almost self-sterile, and should be intermingled with varieties having' an abundance of pollen. Among those more or less self-sterile are Anjou, Bartlett, Clapp, Clairgeau, Lawreiice, Louise Bonne, Sheldon and Winter Nells. Self-fertile varieties include Duchess d'An- gouleme, Beurre Bosc, Beurre Diel, Flemish Beauty, Keiffer, Seckel and Tyson. In the coldest districts of Ontario pear culture can hardly be successful. One or two Russian varieties might be tried, and the Central Farm Horticultural Department, Ottawa, will give full information on this point. If it is desired to plant a few of the better kinds, the following are suggested for trial: Flemish Beauty, Anjou, Keiffer, Clairgeau and Clapp. For sections where the sweet cherry suc- ceeds, and the finer kinds of Domestica plums, the following list is suggested in order of season : Clapp, Tyson, Bartlett, Flemish Beauty, Duchess d'Angouleme, Bous- sock, Beurre Bosc, Beurre Diel, Beurre if Anjou, Beurre Clairgeau, Keiffer and Law- rence. For home use, Rosticser, Sheldon and Seckel must be added—three varieties of the highest quality. In a commercial orchard it is doubtfully wise to have many varieties. In southern Ontario a good short list would be Bartlett, Bosc, Anjou, Clair- geau, Keiffer and Lawrence. In the culture of pears for the home use, it should be added that, to se
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