| PAGE | | Introduction | vii | | PEARS— | | | History of the Pear | 1 | | Situation and Soil | 3 | | Protection | 5 | | Planting | 5 | | Staking and Wiring | 7 | | Stocks for Pears | 8 | | Orchard Trees | 10 | | Pyramids | 12 | | Columnar Trees | 14 | | Espaliers | 15 | | Horizontals on Walls | 15 | | Fan-shaped Trees | 16 | | Bushes | 16 | | Cordons | 20 | | Arches | 21 | | Prices of Trees | 22 | | Garden Orchards | 22 | | Manures | 23 | | Pears for a Private Garden | 24 | | Exhibition Pears | 24 | | Cooking Pears for Exhibition | 26 | | Pears for Appearance | 27 | | Pears for Quality | 27 | | Cooking Pears | 28 | | Early Pears | 28 | | Late Pears | 29 | | Pears for Cottagers and Small Farmers | 29 | | Synonyms | 30 | | Pears for Perry | 32 | | Gathering and Storing | 32 | | Protection of Fruit | 33 | | Winter and Spring Washes | 34 | | Insect Enemies | 37 | | Thinning Fruit | 43 | | Summer, Winter, Branch and Root Pruning; Lifting | 43 | | Marketing and Packing | 44 | | Pears in an Unheated Orchard House | 46 | | Old Standards | 51 | | Irrigation | 51 | | Labels | 51<
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