Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1869 — Cultivation of Dwarf Pear Trees. [ARTICLE]

Cultivation of Dwarf Pear Trees.

Many fruit-growers complain that their dwarf pear trees fail after a few years, or at best produce only a small quantity of inferior fruit. The probability is that if the causes of failure was investigated it would be found that in nine cases out of ten the decline of the trees is occasioned by want of proper cultivation. It should be borne in mind, that the pear and quince are quite distinct in their habits, and re quire, different soils and different treatment. The wild pear tree grows in dry soil and semis its roots down to the hardest banks of clay, forming a large tree of very hard wood, living for centuries. The quince,' Cydonia vulgaris, was introduced into Burope from the Island of Crete, whose ancient name it bears, and in its native habitat it is still found growing in rich, moist soil on the banks of rivers, and in the opening* of the forest among the debris of decaying semitropical vege tattnn. In order to dwarf the pear it is grafted on the quince, but the habits of the stock are seldom taken into account Whenever they are there is no complaint of the failure of the trees. The soil for dwarf pears or the quince should he very deep and exceedingly rich; a thin, dry, hard soil, is totally unfit far them. The roots should be protected from drought, by a mulch of rotten straw, decomposed barn-yard manure, leaf-mould, or any other substance that will resist heat, and at the same time afford fertilizing ingredients to the soil.

In a garden in the city of Detroit may be seen dwarf pear trees growing in deep soil, which has been formed by filling up a hollow place with rich muck, street-sweepings, and barn-yard manure, to the height of nearly three feet above the original surface; these trees have continued to grow rap'dly from the time they were planted. They make a fine growth of healthy wood every year, and bear a large crop of fruit, while trees planted at the same time, in less favorable soil, have made very little growth and and have borne scarcely any fruit. In another garden in the same city may be seen a Louise Bonne de Jersey dwarf pear tree, which, although several years old, made very little growth until an asparagus bed was made adjoining to it, into which the roots extended; it then grew vigorously, and bears fruit annually. These facts, among others, prove the necessity of deep, rich soil, and Cafeful culture for the dwarf pear.— Western Rural. Chicago Times is seriously exercised in the effort to show that President Grant has Tylerized, but evidently does not know how to feign sincerity. In the same issue it styles him “ a man of no brains,” a “ tool of the Radicals,” and yet alleges that he has gone over to the Democracy. Had President Grant really “Tylerized,” the result would be announced by the Chicago Times, New York World, and LaCrosae Democrat prostrating themselves in an ecstacy of admiration and eulogy. We should then hear no more of the Dent family, or the gift enterprises, or the President’s profound knowledge of horses and dogs; but from every Democratic altar in the land there would arise an aromatic and odorous incense of elegant adjectives. They would style him, for a day or two, “ His Excellency, our clear-headed and able Executive.” In a week the stf ain would be pitched in a higher key—“ Our great and patriotic Chief Magistrate.” In a fortnight, ten thousand Democratic papers would hail him as “ The Country’s Deliverer,” “ The First Hero and Statesman of the Cpuntry.” In a month, especially if his policy had led to the slaughter of negroes, he would be no less than the “ Savior of the Constitution,” “ The Wise Ulysses,” “The God-like Grant.” This would continue, with variations, until the fourth year of his term. Then he would receive one and a half votes in the National Democratic Convention as their candidate for the Presidency, while the strength their party had gained through him would go to elect John T. Hoffman.— Chicago Tribune.

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