. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 636. Fig. 637. <z, Trunk of Dwarf Pear-Tree ; 3, 5, Pear-Stocks Inserted into it for New Bot-tom ; Ct Cut for Receiving the Pear Stock; d. Pear Stock, Cut Slopingbefore Insertion. ripens several weeks earlier in winter; that the Easter is ren-dered more productive and matures its fruit, while on the pearit is a bad bearer, and does not ripen; that the .Fortunee is a perfect crab upon the pear, but on the quince is melting andjuicy; that the Glout Morceau is imperfect and ripens badlyon the pear, but is always fair and attains a high and matureflavor on t
. The American fruit culturist. Fig. 636. Fig. 637. <z, Trunk of Dwarf Pear-Tree ; 3, 5, Pear-Stocks Inserted into it for New Bot-tom ; Ct Cut for Receiving the Pear Stock; d. Pear Stock, Cut Slopingbefore Insertion. ripens several weeks earlier in winter; that the Easter is ren-dered more productive and matures its fruit, while on the pearit is a bad bearer, and does not ripen; that the .Fortunee is a perfect crab upon the pear, but on the quince is melting andjuicy; that the Glout Morceau is imperfect and ripens badlyon the pear, but is always fair and attains a high and matureflavor on the quince. As a general effect, the size of the fruitis increased, but in a few cases it is rendered more gritty intexture. Pruning Dwarf Pears.—Dwarf pear-trees are usually prunedinto the/7ra;;//i/(2/and conicallorm., the latter differing onl} inits broader shape. The principle to be adopted in pruninghas been already explained on a former page; the extent towhich it must be carried should be such as to keep the trees THE PE
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