. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . attacks of pear blight, which is the worst enemy of the pear(p. 211). Varieties of the pear. As a selection to supply a succession of varieties throughout theseason, the following list is recommended: — Early. — Summer Doyenne, Bloodgood, Clapp, Osband, Elizabeth(Mannings Elizabeth). Autumn. — Bartlett, Boussock, Flemish (Flemish Beauty), Buffum,Howell, Seckel (Fig. 281), Louise Bonne, An-gouleme (Duchesse dAngouleme) (Fig. 282)Sheldon. Winter. — Anjou, Clair
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . attacks of pear blight, which is the worst enemy of the pear(p. 211). Varieties of the pear. As a selection to supply a succession of varieties throughout theseason, the following list is recommended: — Early. — Summer Doyenne, Bloodgood, Clapp, Osband, Elizabeth(Mannings Elizabeth). Autumn. — Bartlett, Boussock, Flemish (Flemish Beauty), Buffum,Howell, Seckel (Fig. 281), Louise Bonne, An-gouleme (Duchesse dAngouleme) (Fig. 282)Sheldon. Winter. — Anjou, Clairgeau, Lawrence,Kieffer (Figs. 283, 284), Winter Nelis, andEaster Beurre. For ordinary market purposes the followinghave been proved valuable: Bartlett, Howell,Anjou, Clairgeau, and Lawrence. In thecentral and southern states, Kieffer is grownsuccessfully. For home use this variety isnot to be recommended in the North, becauseof its poor quality and smaller size. For growing as dwarfs, Angouleme(Duchesse dAngouleme), Louise Bonne,Anjou, Clairgeau, and Lawrence are most popular, but many othervarieties thrive on the 284. Kieffer pear. Plum. — Of plums there are three general or common types: first,the common Domestica or European plum, which gives rise to all theolder varieties, like Lombard, Bradshaw, Green Gage, the Prunes, theEgg plums, the Damsons, and the like; second, the Japanese plums,which have become popular within the last twenty years, and which areadapted to a wider range of country than the Domesticas; third, thenative plums of several species or types, which are adapted to theplains, the middle and southern states, and some kinds to the coldNorth. 440 MANUAL OF GARDENING Wherever the Domestica and Japanese plums can be grown, thenative plums are not destined to become popular; but many of thenatives are much hardier than others, and. are therefore adapted toregions in which the Domestica and Japanese are not safe. Others ofthem are well adapted t
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