juicy, dehcious. Early September. Freestone. (Manning.)
Hartshorn.
American. Large, roundish oval, yellow, deep blush ; flesh, coarse ;
keeps long. Middle September. CHngstone. (Cole.)
Hale.
Hale's Melocoton.
American. Above medium, oblong, flat at base ; suture, slight ; yel-
low ; flesh, yellow, rich, sweet. Early September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Hatch.
American. Very large, roundish pointed ; suture, shallow ; deep yel-
low, blush in sun ; flesh, yeUow, melting, sweet. Early September.
Freestone. (Cole.)
Henry Clay.
American. Newly introduced by A. B. Lawrence, Woodville, Miss.,
by whom it is thus described : Glands, reniform ; fruit, very large, deep
purple in sun, shading to bright pink and creamy white ; flesh, grayish
white, tender, peculiar flavor, partaking of strawberry and pineapple;
small stone, parting freely from the flesh. First August. September at
the North.
Kenrick's Heath.
Heath Freestone, | Heath Free.
American. Flowers, small; glands, reniform; fruit, large, oblong,
swollen point at apex ; suture, slight; greenish white, purplish red cheek ;
aesh, greenish white, red at stone, coarse, juicy, sub-acid. September.
FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 285
Jose Sweet.
American. Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish,
broad ; suture, deep ; greenish white, dull red cheek, juicy, dehcious fla-
vor. Last September. Freestone.
Jones' Early.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish, yellowish white,
with pale red in sun ; flesh, yellowish white, red at stone, juicy. Middle
August. Freestone. (Hovey.)
Jones' Large Early.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish flattened ; suture^
deep ; greenish white with crimson cheek ; flesh, white, melting, pink at
stone. Middle August. Freestone. (Hovey.)
Incomparable.
Pavie Admirable, | Late Admirable Cling.
Foreign. Valuable only for market. Trees, healthy, productive ;
flowers, small; glands, reniform; fruit, large, roundish, swelling a httle
on one side, yellowish white, with red cheek ; flesh yellowish white, red
at stone, juicy. Late September. Chngstone.
Monstrous Clingstone.
Pavie de Pompone, | Pavie Monstrueux,
Monstrous Pompone, | Pavie Rouge de Pompone,
Monstrous Pavie, Pavie Caniu,
Pavie de Pomponne Grosse, | Gros Melocoton,
Gros Persique Rouge.
Foreign. A variety which succeeds finely in rich, deep soils, often of
very fine flavor, but apt to be deficient. Its very large size makes it sell
readily. Flowers, large ; glands, reniform ; fruit, very large, roundish
oval, swollen point at apex, obtuse; suture, marked half round; skin,
yellowish white, with red mostly overspreading it ; flesh, firm, yellowish
white, deep red at stone, juicy. Last October. Chngstone.
Madeira.
Hill's Madeira, | Madeira Freestone.
American. A variety now htrte known, and, we think, never much
out of southern Ohio. Fruit, large, roundish ; suture, well marked, not
deep ; yellow, with rich red cheek ; flesh, yellowish, rather firm, rich,
and, in warm seasons, sugary and delicious. Early September. Free-
stone.
Merriam.
American. Glands, globose ; large, oval, light yellow, red cheek ; flesh,
yellow, red at stone, juicy, sweet. Last September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Mrs. Poinsett.
American. Origin in South Carolina. Glands, globose; fruit, large,
286 THE PEACH.
globular ; suture, distinct, regular ; skin, brownish yellow, veined with
red; flesh, yellowish, juicy, partially clingstone. First September.
Moore's Favorite.
American. Glands, globose; fruit, large, roundish, white, bright blush ;
flesh, white, juicy, vinous. Early September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Malden.
Early Maiden.
American. Flowers, small ; leaves, glandless. A variety originated
by Jas. Dougall, Esq., of C. W., and, as. yet, not fully tested. Fruit, me-
dium, roundish compressed, one side enlarged ; suture, distinct ; skin,
â– white, with reddish blush cheek ; flesh, white, juicy, sprightly. Last
August. Freestone.
Lincoln
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish ; broad suture ;
downy, yellow, with purplish red ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, juicy,
Bweet. Early September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Noblesse.
Vanguard, | Mellishe's Favorite
Lord Montague's Noblesse.
Foreign. The " Double Montague" is said by some to be identical
with this old variety. We have fruited them two years, but the Double
Montague under unfavorable circumstances, so that we are, as yet, un-
willing to place them as identical, although their identity is not improba-
ble. Flowers, large ; leaves, glandless ; fruit, above medium, roundish
oblong, pale greenish white, with two shades of red where exposed to
sun ; flesh, greenish white, melting, juicy. Last of August. Freestone.
Newman.
American. Large, round, greenish white, with a blush; flesh, white,
juicy, sweet Middle September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Orchard Queen.
Reine des Vergers.
Foreign. New — comes with high praise ; should be tested. Tree,
vigorous; new shoots, reddish; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, oval, de-
pressed at apex ; skin, yellow, purplish red in sun ; flesh, yellowish white,
red at stone, melting, vinous. September. Freestone.
Orange Clingstone.
American. Flowers, small, serrated, glandless ; fruit, large, round ;
suture, well marked ; deep orange, occasionally a dark red cheek ; flesh,
yellow, firm, juicy, vinous. Middle September. Clingstone.
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Owen.
Owen's Lemon, | Owen's Lemon Rareripe.
American. Giands, globose; fruit, large, roundish; suture, distinct;
yellow, purplish red in sun ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, juicy, sweet
Middle September. Freestone.
Paragon.
Prince's Paragon.
American. Flowers, large ; glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish oval ;
yellowish green, with red cheek ; suture, shallow, terminating in a point
at apex ; flesh, white, red at stone, juicy, sweet, rich. Middle September.
Freestone.
Poinsett.
American ; originated in South Carolina. Glandless ; fruit, large,
roundish oval ; ruddy yellow ; flesh, firm, juicy. September. Clingstone.
Poole's Yellow.
Poole's Large Yellow, | Poole's Late Yellow Freestone.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish; suture, halt round;
deep yellow, dark red cheek ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, rich, juicy. Last
of September. Freestone.
Snow.
American ; only suited to sunny exposures, and rich, deep, warm
soils. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, medium, round ; suture,
shght; skin, thin; clear white; flesh, white, juicy. Early September.
Freestone. The blossoms of this variety are white, and the wood is a
light green.
Shanghai.
From north of China. Flowers, large ; leaves, creneated; glands, reni-
form ; fruit, large, roundish ; pale yellow in shade, crimson red in sun;
flesh, pale yellow, deep red at the stone, to which it partially adheres.
(Jour. L. H. Society.)
Sites' Old Zack.
A variety esteemed at Columbus, Ohio, where it originated. Fruit,
above medium ; yellow, with dull red cheek; flesh, yellow, juicy, separat-
ing freely from the stone. 1st to 15th September.
Skinner's Superb.
A freestone yellow peach, originated at the South, where it ripens early
in August, and is regarded as " very good."
288 THE PEACH.
. Saint George.
Smock, I Smock Free.
American ; valuable market sort. G-lands, reniform ; fruit, large, oval,
compressed sides ; orange yellow, red in sun ; flesh, bright yellow, red at
stone, juicy, rich. Last September. Freestone.
Smith's Favorite.
American. Grlands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish ; deep suture ; yel-
low, red in sun ; flesh, yellow, juicy, sweet. Middle September. Free-
stone.
Red Cheek.
Red Cheek 51610001011,
Hogg's Melocoton,
Yellow ^lelocoton,
Malagalune,
Malacatune,
Lady Gallaiin,
Yellow Malagalune.
American. Flowers, small; glands, globose. The parent of most of
the recently introduced yellow peaches. Fruit, large, .roundish oval ;
swollen point at apex ; yellow, deep red cheek ; flesh, yellow, red at
stone, juicy, a little sub-acid. Early September. Freestone.
Red Rareripe.
Large Red Rareripe, I Douglass,
Early Red Rareripe, j Burgess' Beauty.
American. Flowers, small ; leaves, glandless ; fruit, large, round ; su-
ture broad ; skin, white, mottled with red, becoming quite red in sun ;
flesh, whitish, ^ed at stone, melting, juicy, sweet. Last August. Free-
stone. Sometimes mildews. From this variety it is probable most of our
rareripes have been produced.
Rodman's Red.
American. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, oblong ;
mostly red in sun ; flesh, whitish, firm, juicy. Last of September. Chng-
stone.
Reeves' Favorite.
American. Distinct from " Favorite " of Coxe. Flowers, small ; glands,
globose ; fruit, large, roundish ; yellow, with red in sun ; flesh, yellow,
juicy, sometimes a little acid. Early September. Freestone.
Tippecanoe.
American. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish ,
yellow, red in sun ; flash, yellow, juicy, sprightly. Middle to last Sep-
tember. Clingstone.
There is also a Freestone variety under this name, which originated in
Ohio. It is, however, rarely grown, and we know of no description, nor
have we seen the fruit.
FOK AMATEUR CULTURE. 289
Tuft's Early.
American. Glands, globose ; large, roundish ; yellowish white, red
cLeek ; flesh, white, red at stone, juicy, sweet. Last of August. Free-
stone.
Tarbell.
American. Large, roundish, flattened at base ; suture, nearly round ;
yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, juicy, sweet.
Middle September. Freestone, (Cole.)
Tuft's Rareripe.
American. Grlands, globose ; medium, roundish ; red and yellow ; flesh,
yellow, sweet. Middle September. Freestone. (Cole.)
Weld's Freestone.
American. Flowers, small; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish
oval ; greenish white, with some red. First to middle October. (Man-
ning.) We are inclined to regard this as probably identical with AVard's
Freestone.
Washington.
Washington Rareripe, ( Washington Red Freestone.
American. Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; fruit, large, broad, de-
pressed; suture, broad, deep, nearly round; skin, yellowish white, with
crimson cheek ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, sweet, rich. Mid-
dle September. Freestone, but often adheres slightly.
White Clingstone.
Large White Clingstone, I New York While Clingstone,
Williamson's New York, | Seiby's Cling.
American. The quality of the variety would place it in the first class, but
in selecting of two, we think the Oldmixon preferable ; and as they ripeu
at same time, we have placed this variety as only suited to large orchards.
Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; fruit, large, round ; smaU sv.-ollen
point at apex; suture, shallow; skin, yellowish white, Httle covered or
dotted with red where exposed to sun ; flesh, whitish, tender, melting,
juicy, sweet, high flavor. Early September.
Washington Clingstone.
American. Requires a warm climate and good soil. Valuable South,
not at the North. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, medium,
roundish ; yellowish green, with gray specks and a tinge of red in sun ;
juicy, tender, and rich, sweet flavor. Last September.
Walburton.
Walburton Admirable.
Foreign. Leaves, glandless, serrated; fruit, above medium, roundish
oblong; greenish white, with red cheek; flesh, greenish white, melting,
find separating freely from the stone. Late September.
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290 THE PEACH.
CLASS III.— Unworthy farther culture.
Acton Scott.
Foreign. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, yellowish white, red cheek, flat,
pale white, often bitter. August.
AsTOR.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, above medium, yellowish white, red
cheek, deficient in flavor. Last of August.
Anne.
Early Anne, | Green Nutmeg.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit, small, greenish white, poor flavor. Early
August.
Admirable.
Early Admirable, | L» Admirable,
- Belle de Vitry.
Foreign. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, yellowish white, red cheek ;
flesh, red at stone. August.
Almond.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit small, light yellow, red cheek ; flesh, red at
stone. September.
Belle de Vitry.
Admirable Tardive, | Bellis.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit, medium, yellowish white, red cheek ; flesh, firm,
red at stone. Last September.
Belle de Beaucaire.
Beauty of Beaucaire.
Foreign. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, greenish yellow, red cheek, juicy
August. Freestone.
Beauty of Salisbury.
Foreign. Trees mildew ; fruit, large, roundish, yellowish white, red cheek,
juicy. September. Freestone.
Baltimore Beauty.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish, yellowish white, red
cheek. August. Freestone.
Barrington.
Buckingham Mignonne, ] Colonel Ausleys.
Foreign. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish, whitish yellow and red ,
flesh, tinged red at stone. September. Freestone.
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Bennett's Rareripe.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, whitiah yellow and red, deficient
in flavor. August.
Belle Chevreuse.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, medium oval, greenish ^hite, with red
cheek; flesh, white, red at stone. September. Freestone.
Belzar's Early Rareripe.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium round, red in sun ; flesh, streaked
with red. August.
Chilian.
American. Glands ; fruit, medium, yellowish white, red cheek, defi-
cient in flavor. September. Freestone.
Canary.
American. Fruit medium, canary color ; flesh, yellow, not colored at stone,
to which it adheres closely. September.
Cable's Medium Melocoton.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, yellow and red; flesh.. yellow ;
enb-acid. September.
Cable's Early.
Cable's Early Melocoton.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, yellow and red ; flesh, yellow, Bub-
acid. September.
Congress.
Congress Cling.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, whitish, with red, juicy ; poor
bearer. September.
Chancellor.
Chanceliere. I Noisette p ,,„rf_
^ \Mc Clmncellor, 1 Stewart's Late Galande,
Edgar's Late Melting.
Foreign. Glands, reniform; fruit, large^ oval, yellowish white, crimson
cheek ; flesh, red next stone. September. Freestone.
Carey's Mammoth Cling.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, little above medium, oval ; flesh, white.
September.
Charlotte.
I
.„,,,,,,. I Vfw Roval rharlolte,
g^r^SS^^siCrChaHotte, I Kew's Early Purple.
Forelc^n. Glandless ; fruit, above medium, ovate, greenish white, red cheek ;
flesb. white, red at stone. September.
292 THE PEACH.
Catharine.
Catherine Cling.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish, oval, one side enlarged,
yellowish green, red in sun ; flesh, firm, yellowish white, red at stone. Sep-
tember.
Druid Hill.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish, greenish white, red in
the sun ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, far inferior to Ward's Freestone. Sep-
tember. Freestone.
Emperor of Russia.
Cut Leaved, I New Cut Leaved,
Serrated, j Unique.
American. Mildews badly ; glandless ; fruit, medium, roundish, yellowish
white, red cheek ; flesh, firm, yellowish white. August. Freestone.
Early Robinson Crusoe.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, round, whitish, with red in sun.
September.
Favorite.
Favorite Red.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, above medium, oval, white, with much
red in sun ; flesh, firm, red at stone. September.
Fox's Seedling.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, round, white, with red cheek. Septem-
ber. Freestone.
Gest's Superb.
Gest'i large Freestone.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish, yellowish white and
red ; flesh, firm, sub-acid. September.
GpLDEN Ball.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, roundish, orange yellow, with red
cheek ; flesh, yellow, pink at stone, juicy, but not equal to Bergen's Yellow,
with which it ripens. Early September.
Ispahan.
Pecher d'Ispahan.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit, small, round, whitish green ; flesh, greenish
white, a little sub-acid. September.
HOFFNER.
Hoifaer"s Seedling.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium or above, roundish, whitish,
with red m sun ; flesh, yellowish white. August. Freestone.
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La Grange.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, oblong, greenish white, little red
iu sun ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, not equal to many others at same time
ripening. September, Freestone.
Late Yellow Alberge.
October Yellow, I Algiers Yellow,
Algiers Winter.
Poreign. Glands, reniform; fruit, medium, roundish oval yellow when
ripe ; flesh, firm, yellow, drj October,
La Fayette Clingstone.
American, Fruit, large, oval, yellow, red cheek ; flesh, yellow, poor, September.
La Fayette.
American. Fruit, above medium, round, whitish, crimson in the sun ; flesh,
stained with red. September.
Nonpareil.
Scott's Nonpareil.
American, Glands, globose. Fruit, large roundish, oblong, yellow, with red
cheek, too much like Crawford's Late, to be continued. Freestone. September.
Old Newington.
Newington Cling, | Newington,
Large Newington.
Foreign ; glandless ; fruit, large, roundish, yellowish white with red cheek ;
flesh, pale yellowish white, red at stone ; juicy. September.
Phfleiger.
American ; fruit, large, yellow, juicy, good flavor, poor bearer. Freestone.
September.
Melting.
Large Melting.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, whitish with red cheek, flesh, white,
red at stone ; poor bearer. September. Freestone.
Magistrate.
Majestrate.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, large, greenish white, red cheek, flesh,
juicy, not high flavor. September. Freestone.
Morrisania.
Morrisania round, | Hoffman's Pound,
Morrison's Pound.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, round, greenish white, dull red
cheek ; flesh, yellowish white ; poor bearer September.
294 THE PEACH.
Madeleine of Courson.
Madeleine de Courson,
Red Magdalen,
True Red Magdalen,
French Magdalen,
Madeleine Rouge,
Rouge Paysanne.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit medium, roundish, yellowish white, red cheek ;
flesh, white, red at stone. Last August.
Monstrous Freestone.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, large, round, pale yellow and red ; flesh,
yellowish white ; poor bearer. September.
Strawberry.
Rose.
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, below medium, surface mostly red ; flesh,
whitish ; too small. August. Freestone.
Red Nutmeg.
Brown Nutmeg, I Avant Rouge,
Early Red Nulnneg, j Red Avant.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, small, round, pale yellow, red cheek :
flesh, yellowish, red at stone. Early August.
Royal George.
Early Royal George,
New Royal George,
Millet's ilignonne.
Loc"kyer's Mignonne,
Griffin's Mignonne,
Superb,
Red Magdaline.
Foreign. Mildews badly ; glandless ; fruit, medium, roundish, pale white,
red dots and marbled red in sun ; flesh, whitish red at stone. Last of August.
ROSANNA.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, medium, yellow and purplish red : flesh,
yellow, red at stone. September. Freestone.
SwALSH.
Double Swalsh, | Swalze.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, medium, ovate, yellow, red cheek : flesh
white, red at stone ; poor bearer. September. Freestone. '
Sweet Water.
Early Sweet Water, | Large American Nutmeg.
There are two varieties under this name ; one with globose glands, and one
glandless ; neither as valuable as Tillotson.
Scott's Early Red.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish, much dashed with red ;
flesh whitish, juicy. August. Freestone.
UNWORTHY OF CULTIVATION. 295
Smith's Newington.
Early Newington, | Smith's Early Newington.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit, medium, oval, pale yellow, streaked with pur-
plish red in sun ; flesh, firm, pale yellow, red at stone. August. Clingstone.
Smock Clingstonk.
American. Large oblong, yellow and red ; flesh, yellow, juicy, sub-acid.
September.
Spring Grov^.
Foreign. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish, greenish yellow, red
cheek ; flesh, greenish yellow. September. Freestone.
SULHAMSTEAD.
Foreign. Glandless, mildews ; fruit, large, roundish, pale yellow, red in sun ;
flesh, yellowish white, sweet. September.
Slocum's Early.
American. Glands, globose; fruit, large, yellow and red; flesh, yellow.
August.
SlEBOLT.
American. Glands ; fruit, above medium, greenish yellow with red cheek ;
flesh, yellowish white. Freestone. September.
Tick.
Tice's Red and Yellow.
American. Fruit, large, yellow, red in sun ; flesh, yellow, juicy ; poor bearer.
September. Freestone. \
Vandermark.
American. Fruit, large, roundish ; flesh, acid. September. A clingstone.
White Nutmeg.
Early White NuUneg, | Avant Blanche,
While Avant.
Foreign. Glandless ; fruit, small, oval, greenish white ; flesh white, to the
etone. Early August.
White Blossom.
White Blossomed Incomparable, | Willow Peach,
American. Glands, reniform ; fruit, above medium, oval, white ; flesh, white to
atone. September. Freestone.
296 THE PEACH.
WeiIping.
Reid's Weeping.
American. Glands, reniform ; only ornamental as a tree, and does not de-
serve to be classed in fruits.
Yates' Early.
American. Much resembles Early York, but far inferior.
Yellow Admirable.
Oraage,
Abricotee,
Apricot Peach,
Admirable Jaune.
Foreign. Glands, reniform ; fruit, medium, roundish oval, yellow, little red
in sun ; flesh, yellow, slightly red at stone, dry. Freestone. September.
ZoAR Beauty.
American. Glands, globose ; fruit, medium, roundish, mostly red where ex*
posed to sun flesh, tinged with red. Freestone. September.
THE PEAR.
Pyrus communis, L. Rosacea of botanists.
Nathe of Europe and Asia, the pear has long been cultivated,
but not until within the past three centuries has there been any con-
siderable number of sorts esteemed valuable as dessert fruits, ex-
cept thev were cooked. Of Van Mons, Knight, and others, and
their exertions in originating and improving fruit, have we betore
written : and to their skill and care do we owe many of our best
imported varieties; while, in this country, we are not the less indebt-
ed ?o such men as H. A. S. Der^born, David Thomas, M. P. Wi der,
J P Kirtland W D. Brinckle, and many others, for the importation,
oricrin and dissemination of the best varieties throughout the States
Our pioneer settlers all planted seeds of the pear, as well as of
the apple • and while in nearlv all the middle portions of the States
there are 'immense trees, heafthy and vigorous as the native forests,
few of these chance seedlings prove in fruit more than about one
remove from the wild state. To this fact, and the erroneous impres-
sion that " he who plants pears, plants for h.s heirs, we attribu e
the ne-lect of fruit-growers, for years, to plant any considerable
numbe? of pear trees. Gradually, however, as facilities of traveling .
have increased, giving opportunity of comparing impressions with
practice and results, and information become freely dissemmated
throu^rh our agricultural and horticultural journals have pear plan-
tations increased, until at this time there are, probably, yearly plant-
ed in the States not less than one million of trees. .
In almost every State, there appear certaui localities where the
pear succeeds most perfectly, continuing to increase m size, vigor
and productiveness, from year to year. The following may be
selecied from many: Danvers m Mass., Hartford and East New
Haven County, in Conn., Vincennes in la Detroit m Mich and
north-western or central New York. And indeed we may find t
difficult to name a section where, with the appropriate care in cul-
ture here pointed out, the pear may not be grown healthy and pro-
ductive.
Propagatim. By seed. The propagation of the pear by seed is
the same as that of'the apple, if we except the ^^f ^^^f '^^^^^^.f^^^;^
of the pear the first year are generally confined to the one tap-
root," as it is termed, and a few fibres, it is necessary that the soil
be at least twc feet deep. Old pasture ground or meadow trenched
with the spade is the best for the growing of pear seedlings.
298 THE PEAR.
The propagating by grafting^ budding, etc., is also the same in the
pear as in the apple, and usually performed at same season. The
remarks we make relative to root grafting on pieces of roots are
also equally applicable to the pear as the apple. Some practise the
grafting on pieces of root, and plant deep to induce the rooting of
the pear from the graft ; this is easily done, but we see no advantage ;
and our experience with trees, roots so formed, has not been favora-
ble ; we have found the roots thrown from the pear small and in-