. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. apidly, or cover too deeply at eachearthing, it will check growth. If we leave it toolate, or do too little, there is too much greenwaste. Little and often is the golden rule in earth-ing celery. Forcing Asparagus.—The attempts to bringasparagus early into northern markets has notbeen a great success—and as it is a very easyplant to force, we beUeve there is money in it toan enterprising man. People thought nothingcould be done with tomatoes and strawberries,but Willson at Vineland has taught people other- NEW OR RARE FRUITS. The Wilder Pear.—Mr. Ch
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. apidly, or cover too deeply at eachearthing, it will check growth. If we leave it toolate, or do too little, there is too much greenwaste. Little and often is the golden rule in earth-ing celery. Forcing Asparagus.—The attempts to bringasparagus early into northern markets has notbeen a great success—and as it is a very easyplant to force, we beUeve there is money in it toan enterprising man. People thought nothingcould be done with tomatoes and strawberries,but Willson at Vineland has taught people other- NEW OR RARE FRUITS. The Wilder Pear.—Mr. Charles A. Green,Rochester, says: I shall be glad of your opinionon the Wilder pear. Presuming that it ripenedat Rochester, we think so well of it for an early pear, that we have sent it to the engraver. It is apleasantly juicy sub-acid fruit, just the thing for athirsty July day (July 30th). Its positive value will of course depend on howit compares with other early ones maturing at thesame time with it in the same vicinity. Of that we. The Wilder Pear. cannot tell. We can only say that it is larger andjucier than any of the early ones as growing here,except possibly Giffard, but with which we areunable at this moment to make an actual com-parison. It is not quite as long as we generallyget Giffard, but is probably heavier. The one wefigure weighed 2j( ounces. It measured 7 inchesin its longitudiual circumference, and 6 inchesround horizontally. It is russetty brown on thesunny side and yellowish green on the other. Pear Beurre Hardy.—This fine Russet pear,5 inches by 4 inches, is regarded by Mr. Pynaertas one of the best Belgian pears, maturing inSeptember and October. We do not know of anyone who has given it a fair trial in our was introduced in France in 1830. General Lee Peach.—This is considered agood peach in Florida. Specimens nine inchesround, were received by the Florida Dispatch onthe 1st of July. BuBACH Strawberry. —This variety hasproved the p
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