. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. 1031. Fig. 666.—Pear Beurr£ Anjou. the tree should have a warm position, when the fruit is of the highest quality. All the varieties mentioned will succeed not only as cordon or other trained trees, but also as bushes or pyra- mids, except those recom- mended to be planted against a warm wall; these would be doubtful as trees in the open, unless the locality were specially favourable. The warmest and most sheltered position in the garden should be chosen for the bush or pyramid Pear-trees, as they a
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON FRUIT CULTURE. 1031. Fig. 666.—Pear Beurr£ Anjou. the tree should have a warm position, when the fruit is of the highest quality. All the varieties mentioned will succeed not only as cordon or other trained trees, but also as bushes or pyra- mids, except those recom- mended to be planted against a warm wall; these would be doubtful as trees in the open, unless the locality were specially favourable. The warmest and most sheltered position in the garden should be chosen for the bush or pyramid Pear-trees, as they are easily injured by cold winds and frost, and every effort should be made to keep the trees healthy and vigorous without grossness. Standards,—In many parts of the ' country, Pears make large and prolific trees when planted as standards, and where this is the case, they might with advantage be dotted about the pleasure-grounds or park as isolated specimens, or arranged in clumps. Regarded merely as objects of beauty, they are magnificent when in full blossom, and in many seasons they produce immense crops of fruit. Stewing Pear have been much neglected by planters, yet the well-known and excellent stewing variety, Catillac, makes' a large tree as a standard; it is one of the hardiest and most fruitful sorts that can be grown, and should be much more exten- sively planted. And not only is it the best stewing Pear, but it also keeps well into March. Verulam is another stewing variety in use up to the end of March. The tree is a strong Fig. 667.—Pear Emile d'Heyst. grower, hardy, and 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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