Though we have so often reminded the pear grower that trees overburdened with fruit give us pears almost unfit to eat, recent discussions show the wisdom of continually repeating this caution. We are again reminded of this by the statement of a correspondent of the Country Gentleman, that "to have the best success, most of the pears must have good cultivation and not be allowed to overbear. The Winter Nelis, for example, sometimes has its branches loaded like strings of onions; if thinned, the fruit will be larger and keep better."