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384 THE NURSERY-MAN7JAL
diffcult to obtaiifi in America that it is practically out of the market.
Seildlings of the sand pear t>Tpe (Qrzrs srrofinn) have h&w strongly
recommended for stocks, but they do not attain general favor
amongst nurserymen.
Pear seedlings should be taken up and removed from the seedbed
the first fall. The foreign st,ocks arc imported when a year old
from t,he seed. The seedlings are trimmed and sometimes ” dressed”
(see page lZ), and are set into nursery rows the following spring.
The nest season -- that is. the sc’ayon in which the sto& are
transplanted - shitld-budding is performed, as with the apple.
The budding sea,son usually begins late in July or early in August
in the il’orth. If t.hc storks arc small, of ” second size,” they ma:y
stand over winter and be budded the second year. Pear trees a:‘e
sold at two a.ntl three >*rars from the bud. Pears dG not succex! well
n-hen root-prilfted, except when a long cion is used, for the purpose
of securing own-rooted trees (see page 140). Dormant buds of the
pear may be iised on large stocks in early spring, the same as with
the apple, and buds may be kept on ice for use in early summer
(WC page 13”).
Pears are dwarfed by working on the quince. The Angers quince
is the best stock. The ordinary orange quince and its kin generally
make weak and short-lived trees. C$lince stocks are obtained from
ordinaqr cllttings or from mound-layering, the latter method giving
rn~~ch thrl l)tlttlbr stocks (see Quiuw). The layers should be removed
tllc first autumn ; or, if they are not rooted then, they may be left a
year longer, vhen they will be found to be well rooted, and may then
be taken off, trimmed up and fitted to plant as stocks the following
spring, and budded in August. Quince stocks are bought in Europe,
whence they arrive in the fall. They are “ dressed ” and set in
nursery rows the following spring, and the buds are set the first
season. It is imperative to set. the bud as low as possible to secure
trees that C;III easily be set deep enough to cover the union (4 to 6
inches ~wlow the surface i:s the common depth of planting dwarf
pears). Some varieties do not unite well with the quince, and if
it is desired to dwarf them they should be double-worked (SW page
US$. Some of the common and popular varieties that thrive
directl>* on the quince (without double-working) are the follovGng :
AngoulCme (Duchess), Anjou, Louise Bonne, Howell, White
Doyennc (TYrgalicu), Manning Elizabeth, Lawrence. J’arieties
that usually thrive better when double-worked are Clairgeilu,
Bartlett, Seckel, and others.