. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 636. Fig. 637. 0, Trunk of Dwarf Pear-Tree ; i, h, Pear-Stocks Inserted Into it for New Bot- tom ; c. Cut for Receiving the Pear Stock; </, Pear Stock, Cut Sloping before Insertion. ripens several weeks earlier in winter; that the Easter is ren- dered more productive and matures its fruit, while on the pear it is a bad bearer, and does not ripen; that the Fortunee is a " perfect crab" upon the pear, but on the quince is melting and j
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. 636. Fig. 637. 0, Trunk of Dwarf Pear-Tree ; i, h, Pear-Stocks Inserted Into it for New Bot- tom ; c. Cut for Receiving the Pear Stock; </, Pear Stock, Cut Sloping before Insertion. ripens several weeks earlier in winter; that the Easter is ren- dered more productive and matures its fruit, while on the pear it is a bad bearer, and does not ripen; that the Fortunee is a " perfect crab" upon the pear, but on the quince is melting and juicy; that the Glout Morceau is imperfect and ripens badly on the pear, but is always fair and attains a high and mature flavor on the quince. As a general efEect, the size of the fruit is increased, but in a few cases it is rendered more gritty in texture. Pruning Dwarf Pears.—Dwarf pear-trees are usually pruned into \ conicaliorm, the latter differing only in its broader shape. The principle to be adopted in pruning has been already explained on a former page; the extent to which it must be carried should be such as to keep the trees. 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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