W. B. Brandt, Ohio, says: "We hear now and then of pears being grafted into the Crataegus. There are pears grafted into limbs of large trees in this section. What variety would likely be best for that purpose? Would the Craetagus oxycantha do as well as any? We have here what we call " The Red Haw," an edible fruit; is this a variety of the Crataegus; if so, what?"

[Though the pear can be grafted on the hawthorn, we do hot know that the plan has much practical value. Some years ago it was thought that dwarf pears could be produced by this method; but as the hawthorn is no less free from the attacks of the borer than the quince, there is no gain, and then the quince stock is more easily raised. Experiments have not been followed up closely enough to afford any information as to the best varieties for the purpose. Any kind would no doubt do for stocks; though the English Crataegus oxycantha would perhaps be the best. The edible fruited hawthorn is C. coccinea. - Ed. G. M.]