The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-04-11
Frn,t Trees Again,

In continuation of. this subject, we
would offer a few suggestions upon
pears and other fruits than apples. On
the whole, with the proper location,
pears are more certain and easier culti-
waited than apples. One great advant-
age is that they are free from the attacks
of borers, the greatest pest and drawback
we have found in the way of success i'll
apple raising. One of the causes of
want of success in cultivating pears, is
the selection of varieties that are very
popular elsewhere but unsuited to this
climate. One eats Bartlett raised in
Massachusetts or New York, or even
in some favorable situation on the
shores of Lake Champlain, and con-
cludes to plant number of trees Of that
variety; but by the time the young trees
begin to bear, some -severe winter Kills
them to the ground; consequently he
thinks he cannot raise pears. Probably
more than three thousand Bartlett pear
trees have been planted in Addison
county within the last thirty years, and
probably not as many dozen are now
living, or ever bore peck of fruit each.
Had all these been Clapp's Favoritc,
our local market would be well stocked
with fine pears of good quality at the
season the Bartlett ripens. The Clapp's
Favorite is hybrid between the Bart
lett and Flemish Beauty. II is quite as
hardy Tor more SOY than the latter, and,
by the best judges, considered quite as
good, or even better than the Bartlett.
We must confess that we like the Bart
lett better, but Clapp's is good enough,
and if picked before it ripens fully, is
one of the best. If it ripens on the tree,
it will probably prove poor in quality
We have a very fine tree of this vari-
ETY. that has borne three or four years,
the last crop being very large, hand
some and fine IN quality. The proper
ton of small or imperfect frnit was very
small. For very early pear, we have
found the Doyenne d'Ete desirable, 1t
is the earliest pear we have grown; the
trees are thrifty and hardy, the fruit
very handsome, quality excellent, but
the size is very small The Tyson
proves very hardy, but in this section,
we think the Clapp's Favorite will
prove more desirable. They ripen at
nearly The same time. Following this
last in season is the Flemish Beauty,
more universally tried and more uni
formly successful than any other vari-
ETY.. Already the local market is very
we'll supplied in its season with these
pears, but we fancy we begin to see
reason for not placing too much depend
ence upon their holding their good repu-
tation when the trees come to more ma
ture age and into full bearing, espec-
Tally on soils not naturally dry, or that
are not well drained artificially. We
have known some trees to produce n
very small proportion of perfect fruit
in some seasons. A pear that has done
remarkably well with MS on the ounce,
.
bears yonng and abundantly, and well
ripened is a fruit ofmost excellent quail
ity. 1t follows the Flemish Beauty.
and keeps better than that or Clapp :
Favorite The Sekel has done well
with us thus far, but we believe has not
generally succeeded in this section. lis
exquisite quality commends il TO those
who wish tree for home use, but il
cannot be recommended as a profitable
market fruit. Another pear of the very
finest Equality is the Beurre Bose, but
the tree like the Bartlett is too tender
for this climate. Both these pears can
can be raised successfully by grating
into the top ofhardy varieties, but there
Is not one chance in a hundred for
them to succeed if grown from the nnr-
reries, budded or grated at the roots.
We have great hope that the Beurre
damon will prove our most profitable
market pear for orchard planting !;
grown in this latitude, it will ripen
after most of the pears have disappeared
from the Boston and New York mark
cts, and it can be picked, packed and
and sent to market so long before it
fully ripens, that it will bear Transport
tation better than most other kinds.
Its season November and December,
is after the pears usually raised here
have gone. and for this reason, it is a
very desirable kind for Vermont.
Among the comparatively newer
sorts, the Goodale from Maine promi-
SIS well. Thus far, no winter variety
has been tried to such an extent rs to
be recommended for extensive culture,
although the Lawrence is promising.
In plums, the Lombard and Imperial
Gage are the most hardy, best resist the
attacks of the 'cnrculio, consequently
bear much the best, and are the most
profitable. The Rein Claud de'Bayvay
has done very well with us, and given
us decidedly the best plums for can
ming we have had, bnt while we have
had many trees OF the Lombard and
Imperial Gage, we have but one of the
Rein Claude.
The Miner and Wild Goose are high
ly recommended by others as new vari-
cites of high promise, as to hardness
and productiveness, but we have had no
experience with them. A limited trial
should be made to determine their value
for this section.
CHERRIEs.-English Morell, May
Duke and Early Richmond are all the
kinds that we have succeeded with
the Duke, only to raise fine crop for
the birds aud they emma nnnr lnEi.a.