. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. of Pears,they yield a large return for the space theyoccupy when the prices are not excessively low,and in suitable localities afford a better returnthan Apples, but except under special circum-stances they are a less reliable source of incometo the general grower. Still, with the requisiteattention to the details here set out, Britishcultivators might command a larger and moreprofitable share of the home trade than they doat present. Select Pears. The following descriptive list is in
. The gardener's assistant; a practical and scientific exposition of the art of gardening in all its branches. of Pears,they yield a large return for the space theyoccupy when the prices are not excessively low,and in suitable localities afford a better returnthan Apples, but except under special circum-stances they are a less reliable source of incometo the general grower. Still, with the requisiteattention to the details here set out, Britishcultivators might command a larger and moreprofitable share of the home trade than they doat present. Select Pears. The following descriptive list is intended forreference as regards the principal characters ofa Pear with which a cultivator is concerned,and respecting which he most frequently re-quires information. Only varieties which pos-sess some recommendations have been included,but those of variable character have not beenentirely excluded, because under the right con-ditions some of these are of excellent newer sorts of Pears are still under trial,and more experience with them is needed be-fore they can be generally depended upon, but. Fig. 928.—Pear. Bellissime dHiver. (i.) several now in trade lists are of very promisingcharacter. In the descriptions the average character hasbeen taken as far as possible; thus a largePear is one which under ordinary good culture 136 THE GAEDENEES ASSISTANT. would be not less than 4 inches in its largestdiameter, a medium-sized Pear would beabout 3 inches, and a small Pear about2 inches in diameter. With special culture, par-ticularly as cordons or espaliers, the last twosizes are often materially increased, but as re-
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