. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 500 THE PEAR. trees, which have become enfeebled by long bearing and sparse pruning, may be thus rendered thrifty and vigorous. With trees of large size, it may be safest to change the upper half in one year, and the re- mainder the next, for the purpose of avoiding too great a check in growth. Younger trees, or those but a few years old, of undesirable sorts, but of straight growth, may be used for stocks on which to work new heads of crooked or slow
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 500 THE PEAR. trees, which have become enfeebled by long bearing and sparse pruning, may be thus rendered thrifty and vigorous. With trees of large size, it may be safest to change the upper half in one year, and the re- mainder the next, for the purpose of avoiding too great a check in growth. Younger trees, or those but a few years old, of undesirable sorts, but of straight growth, may be used for stocks on which to work new heads of crooked or slow growers at stan- dard height. Fig. 642 represents a tree of the Virgalieu worked over to the Winter Nelis, the former being a straight and handsome tree, and the latter the most crooked grower known. A few buds of the Winter Nelis are inserted into the side limbs of the Virgalieu so as to form an ° Fig. 642. even, well-balanced head. The same result may be obtained by grafting these limbs in SYNOPSIS OP ARRANGEMENT. Division I. Summer. Pears. Class I. Distinct pyrtfortn. Class II. Obscure pyrifortn, obovate, or turbinate. Class III. Roundish or oblate. Division II. Autumn Pears. Class I. Distinct pyriform. Class II. Obscure pyriform, obovate, or turbinate. Class III. Roundish or oblate. Division III. Winter Pears. Class I. Distinct pyrifortn. Class II. Obscure pyriform, obovate, or turbinate. Class III. Roundish or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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