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Show To Develop Wild Pears. The world's largest stock of pear seedlings nf n wild. blight-re-dst'ii'; variety va-riety found in Manchuria, is located on fhe I.nma Rim ranch near Oniss Val- j ley. Cal. The young trees are from seeds brought directly from Cliiim and numher about lOO.Oiio. ' Three pomologicul experts from the i United States Department or Agi-icul- ; ture. Professors Allison, Wright and i Kingsman. recently inspected the stock I and approved i he experimental work. The original trees, known as the Pyrns usuriensis. are found growing ! In the ancient burying ground of the kings of the Manchurian dynasty, and i It .is only since the overthrow of the dynasty that the seeds became avail- ; able. The tract is said to be vast : and to be grown to trees of immense , size. i By grafting the commercial varieties varie-ties of pears upon this stock good re- j suits are expected to be obtained. i |