. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 682. Section of the Kieffer Pear, to show its ordinary form in the North. alternate with one . rows of I .....(1 \ It 1. tu s of Pears are numerous. The one most \.iriet\ is the Bartlett (Fig. 10851, which was early introduted' mto the United States from
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 682. Section of the Kieffer Pear, to show its ordinary form in the North. alternate with one . rows of I .....(1 \ It 1. tu s of Pears are numerous. The one most \.iriet\ is the Bartlett (Fig. 10851, which was early introduted' mto the United States from Europe, \\here it is known as the Boncbretien. At the present tnai the Kietft i ]> holds sec- ond pi 1 ; il t ~ the Seckel (Fig li '\ and is the II I 11 mint varie- ties ai. , I - ' 1-. m. Hard\, HowlU. -I .1 .. li. a 1 . Du 1. ilic list might be almost ludehmttlj txttnded. In the Gulf region the oriental h\brids alone are success ful, and the leaders are Kieffer, LeConte, Garber, and Smith. The season of the ma- turity of Pears runs from midsummer, when it is introduced by Summer Doyenne and Manning Elizabeth, to late winter, when it is closed with late winter varieties as Nelis. The Pear latet Winter Pears are kept as winter apples are, although somewhat greater care is necessary. They should be kept in a uniformly cool temperature. If allowed to hang too long on the trie, they become over-ripe; and then if placed in an ordinarily wanu cellar, they do not keep more than one or two months. Un- like most other fruits, all Pears are greatly improved in quality if thev ! Thev should he picked as .sooii as tin v li:n .⢠v. a. lied their full size and have begun to , I., they have become soft, and be placed in a .Iry ami rath, r cool room. If the wind PEAR 1243 is allowed to blow over them, they are likely to shrivel. If kept too warm, they ripen too quickly and soon rot. The best quality is secured when they ar
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