Study the pear in the same way as the apple. Varieties suggested: Bartlett, Seckel, Sand pear, President, Kieffer, Anjou, Angouleme.

1. Make drawings, natural size, and four inches in length, showing both the fruit spurs and the leaf spurs of at least four varieties. Is there any difference between the fruit spurs of the pear and of the apple? Describe fully. What differences do you note in the fruit bud and in the branch bud of each. Describe the difference in the color of the bark, in the pubescence, and in the lenticels, etc., as seen in the different varieties.

Fig. 15. Branch buds and fruit buds of the pear. Note the fruit spurs and leaf spur.

2. Make a drawing, two inches in length, showing the leaf scars. Explain the cause of these scars.

3. Draw a cross section, at least one inch in length, of a branch bud and a fruit bud. Cut a longitudinal and a cross section of both the fruit bud and the branch bud and describe any differences between the pear and the apple. Note and describe any varietal differences. How do the fruit spurs of the apple and pear differ from those of the cherry and plum?

Fig. 16. Branches of the quince, showing the buds.