BULLACES 78 IMPORTANT POINTS 78 DRYING BY EVAPORATION 78 BOTTLING 79 PLUM JELLY 82 CHERRIES-- "KEEPING" FRUIT, SUITABLE SOIL, ASPECT, SORTS RECOMMENDED BY R.H.S. AND MR BUNYARD FOR EATING, COOKING AND MARKET, PROTECTION, PRUNING, TRAINING, CHERRIES ON WALLS, INSECT ATTACKS, DISTANCES, MANURES, MARKETING, DERIVATION OF THE WORD 83-88 THE MULBERRY ORIGIN OF THE WORD, SOIL, SITUATION, ASPECT, SHAPE, CULTURE, PRUNING, TREES IN POTS, USE OF FRUIT 89-91 APPENDIX THE PROPAGATION OF THE PEAR 92 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE PEAR BLOSSOM (from a drawing by Ethel Roskruge) _Frontispiece_ BERGAMOTTE ESPEREN ON WALL 17 PEAR--MARÉCHAL DE LA COUR 25 PEAR--MARGUERITE MARILLAT 27 PEAR--BEURRÉ DIEL 31 FAN-SHAPED PEAR TREE, ONE YEAR AFTER GRAFTING, SHOWING THE LENGTH OF RESULTING SHOOTS 41 ESPALIER TRAINED TREE CUT BACK FOR GRAFTING--THE GRAFTS INSERTED AND CLAYED OVER 49 PLUM--RIVERS' EARLY PROLIFIC 64 PLUM--CZAR 64 A CHERRY ORCHARD 85 THE BOOK OF PEARS AND PLUMS HISTORY OF THE PEAR The Pear is my theme, and a pleasant one it is. Only those who have planted trees, pruned them, watched their growth, plucked the fruits, enjoyed them at almost all hours, seen them on the table month after month as an appetising dish, can fully realise the value of the Pear. A good Pear-tree is like a faithful friend--treat him properly and he will not fail you. Circumstances, as for instance, a late frost, may render him incapable of helping you; he may have nothing to offer you; no doubt he is sorry, but with patience he will do you a good turn.