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raeaded by foreign cultivators. It 

 forms a charming pyramid, and de- 

 serves tlie most extensive cultivation. 



Sackle, P., W., O.— Small, highly 

 perfumed, melting, bears profusely as 

 a pyramid on the pear. October. 



Suffolk Thorn, P., H.— Medium, 

 melting, delicious aroma ; does not 

 succeed on the quince, but forms a 

 thorny, prolific pyramid on the pear. 

 October. 



Thompson's, P.,II. — Medium size, 

 delicious bigh-flavoured melting, suc- 

 ceeds double-worked on the quince, 

 and bears profusely, but is more 

 healtby on the pear ; will succeed on 

 a north wall. November. 



Urbaniste, or Louise d'Orleans, 

 P. — Medium size, a delicious melting 

 pear ; succeeds well on the quince, 

 and forms a handsome pyramid. No- 

 vember. 



Van Mons (Leonle Clerc), P.,W., 

 O. — Large and long, melting and first- 

 rate ; succeeds best on the pear. 

 November. 



Willermoz (Van Mons), B., O. — 

 Large, melting j a prolific bush. No- 

 vember. 



Wmter Nelis, B., P., H.— Small, 

 roundish, buttery and melting, ricb 

 and aromatic. An abundant bearer 

 and a beautiful bush. November to 

 Februaiy. 



Yat, B., H. — Medium or large, a 

 bardy Dutch pear, melting and juicy, 

 highly perfumed, forms a prolific bush. 

 September. 



Zspherin Gregoire, P. H. — Me- 

 dium size, delicious ; succeeds best 

 on the pear, and forms a beautiful 

 pyramid. January and February. 



SIX DELICIOUS AND EELIABLE PEAKS 

 FOK A SMALL GAEDEN. 



Marie-Louise, Winter Nelis, Jose- 

 phine de Malines, Easter Beurre, 

 Doyenne d'Ete, and Bon Chretien. 



SELECT PEAKS FOE 0KCHAKD3 AND 

 WALLS. 



Aston Town, Autumn Bergamot, 

 Beurre de Capiaumont, Beurre Bre- 

 tonneau, for walls only, Beurre Lan- 

 gelier, Beurre Wetteren, Beurre Win- 

 ter, Bezy d'Esperen, Bishop's Thumb, 

 Citron des Cannes, Colmar, for walls 



only, Crassane, for walls only. Doy- 

 enne Robin, Doyenne White, Gi'osse 

 Calebasse, Hacon's Incomparable, 

 March Bergamot, Napoleon, Nouveau 

 Poiteau, St. Germain, for walls only, 

 St. Denis, Soldat d'Esperen, Swan's 

 Egg, Susette de Bavay. 



SELECT NEW PEAES THAT MAY BE 

 SAFELY ADDED TO GOOD COLLEC- 

 TIONS. 



Agla e Gregoire, medium, March 

 and April ; Colmar Delahaut, large, 

 December to February ; Commissaire 

 Delmotte, large, December and Ja- 

 nuary ; De Lamartine, forms a band- 

 some pyramid, medium, December ; 

 Fondante de Comice, medium, Octo- 

 ber ; Leon Gregoire, large, January 

 and February ; Morel (Van Mons), 

 medium, April and May ; Nouvelle 

 Fulvie (Gregoire), large, January and 

 February ; Parfum de Hose, small, 

 November; Heine des Precoces, 

 small, July ; Eousselon (Esperen), 

 medium, February; Therese Kumps, 

 grows freely on the quince, medium, 

 November. 



BAKING AND STEWING PEAES. 



Many of these are best cultivated 

 as espaliers on tbe quince. 



Black Worcester. — Very large ; 

 keeps well. 



Bellisime d'Hiver. — Lai'ge, hand- 

 some, good ; forms on the quince 

 a compact, cypress - like pyramid, 

 April. 



Catillac. — Very large. February. 



Crassane d'Hiver (Bruneau).— 

 Medium size, high flavoured and half- 

 melting. 



Leon le Clerc de Laval. — Large, 

 liandsome, often half-melting, and in 

 June may be used as a dessert pear ; 

 forms a prolific bush on the quince ; 

 deserves a wall in cool climates. 

 April to June. 



Poire d'Avril. — Large, juicy ; 

 often used as a dessert pear ; forms a 

 diffuse pyramid and prolific bush. 

 April. 



Summer Compote. — Large ; a 

 summer baking pear ; a great bearer ; 

 forms a prolific bush. 



Uvedale's St. Germain. — A^ery 

 large ; often weighing two pounds and 



