Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-02-24
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cIScWHere; so tnlnK Sllall qua over my
row of SheldOns, superior though the fruit
is,) to some winter sorts, perhaps the Mt
Vernon 50 highly commended.
Beurrc Bose. esteemed on Shclburn Point
us one of their most successful pears, does
not stand the winters well here six miles
from the Lake. | am replacing il with har-
dier kinds.
Howell succeeds remarkably well. doubt
not it will sustain in our valley its reputation
rs IN orchard fruit.
The same may be said of the Doyenne
Boussock, but it is not So strong II grower rs
Howell, and also of the Builum,--very hardy
and of stout. erect growth.
The Sccke thrivcs in its own way-slow
but sure. was about to despair of my spec
linen tree of its Seeding, the OFT; but the past
summer il started into good growth.
1t requires courage and II strong hand to
prune sufficiently. or to weed out .judiciously.
1t Is not always that am sufficient for the
task, but in passing among my trees to-day.
| felt my resolution strong enough to break
down the last of my standard Onondagas.
(Note. often when my courage is up, no
matter what the season may be, serve in this
way tree | have long nursed and pcttcd.
hut which gives no promise of ever repaying
my pains. At planting time II good tree is
sure to take its place, but had ! waited till
such time, my indulgence might have got the
better of my jndgment) My Onondagas
consented to maintain II stuntcd existence.
but grow they would not. AS bent down
this last monument OF my indulgence, it
snapped like II pipe stem. The hard wood,
occupying by far the greater part of the di-
ametpr of the tree, was brown and brittle.
rs dead us though il had lain IN the brush pile
. II whole season. 1t showed II slender black
ring next the thin layer of white alburnum or
sap wood The annual growth of the shoots
might have been measured by lines more
properly than by inches. describe the con-
~ t,.... ti l,
ii Is not IN uncommon one for pears to as
sumo in unfiivorable conditions of climate
soil or culture; and in order that may re-
mark that il is generally poor economy to
undertake to restore to health such II subject
rather than substitute II fresh tree, or one bet
ter suited to the location.
My Urbanistcs had previously I'LL gone in
the same way. and hear that such is the
behavior of this variety in other places in this
; valley. Its rec ord, us | observe in the hor-
ticultural journals is Il very poor one of late
years in most places.
i | have broken down my last standard vi
car Its duplicate budded over some time
ago, and attempted to treat this one in the
same way. but could not lift its bark so
, little vigor did ii possess A sort that us Il
standard, seldom gives satisfaction in this
climate. Gray Doyennc about us unproiit-
> able us the White Doyennc, st. Michael
Archangc Stcrlingand Pratt the intense cold
of last winter struck from my list
Two trials of that very desirable sort, the
Lawrence, have not met with success. My
first specimen tree wintcr-killcd. and my
present one makes no growth.
Glout Moroccan makes II very fine. hardy
growth, but rs the fruit seems to have lost
its reputation. have changed the tops of my
+ trees.
Belle Lucrative fails to pass our winters
f uninjured. Even more tender than that sort
is the Rostiezer, though my tree endures thus
Tar in the dry situation which have given it.
My Ananas d'Ete is not good grower,
but it produces well of fine fruit.
Louise Bonnie de Jersey has peculiar
, fault of dying in the crotchcs of the limbs.
OF the following pears have one or more
specimens trees which thus fur have moved
hardy. and have made good and healthy
growth: Bemrc Clifford, BeulTe Supcrlin,
Beure Clairgeau, Beurre Easter, Beurre
l Girls oliver Nouvcau, Bcurrc d'Annlis,
t Bloodgood, Brandywne, Dana's IIovey, Doy-
= enne d'Alencon, Dearborns Seeding, boy
I cnne d Etc, Duchess de Bordeaux. Edmonds
. II very stout grower; Fulton, promising us II
hardy and profitable orchard pear Emile
l. dlIeyst, Gen. Todlcben, Goodale, very prom
4 sing; .Jaousie de Fontenay, Vendce, ia
q minettc, Jones Seeding. Josephine de Ma
lines Kingscssing, Madeleine, Manning's Eliz-