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Pear—continued. | Pear—continued. 
Summer Beurré d' Aremberg. Fruit small, even-turbinate ; flesh white, tender and melting, of delici 
rg. nall, nS , of deli August 
pro HETAN very deeply set; skin yellow, with numerous points tember. A dessert Pear of Great pinch Po amg noe a 
of reddish-russet ; flesh juicy, melting, very buttery, highly per- short time. The tree succeeds as a standard, pyramid, or 
fumed. September. An excellent, refreshing Pear. bush, and is very fertile on either the Pear or Quince. See 
Summer Doyenné. Fruit small, roundish; eye small, partly 
closed ; skin yellow, freckled with russet, brightly flushed; flesh 
white, very juicy, melting, and sweetly flavoured. August. One 
of the best early sorts. . 
Swan’s Egg. Fruit medium, roundish ; eye small, almost closed; 
skin green, with numerous dots of dull russet; flesh greenish, 
juicy, melting, and pleasantly flavoured. November. A very old 
and esteemed Pear. Succeeds well as a standard. 
Thompson’s, Fruit medium, short-pyriform; eye open, in a small 
depression ; skin yellow, with numerous dots of reddish-russet ; 
flesh white, very juicy, buttery, melting, and richly flavoured. 
November. One of the best English Pears. The tree succ 
double-grafted and bears profusely. It forms a good standard, 
and is also adapted for a wall or an espalier. 
Triomphe de Jodoigne. Fruit large, obovate ; eye open, almost 
level with the surface; skin yellow, covered with — points 
of russet; flesh white, melting, juicy, and good. December. 
A handsome and excellent Pear. 
Urbanistes. Fruit medium, obovate; eye small and closed, ina 
deep basin; skin pale yellow, freckled with russet, slightly 
flushed ; flesh white, juicy, melting, and pleasantly flavoured. 
October and November. A most delicious Pear, which requires 
a wall; it is not a good bearer, unless under favourable con- 
ditions. 
Fig. 54. PEAR UVEDALE’S Sr. GERMAIN (Small Fruit). 
Uvedale’s St. Germain. Fruit very large, irregular-pyriform ; 
eye large and open, almost level with the surface; skin smooth, 
dark green, brightly flushed. A delicious stewing Pear, some- 
times weighing over 2lb. See Fig. 54. 
Van Mons Léon Leclerc, Fruit large, uneven-pyriform ; eye 
open, in a shallow basin; skin green, with light russet ; flesh 
white, melting, very juicy, and rich, November. A fine Pear, 
deliciously flavoured. The tree succeeds double-grafted, or on 
the Pear stock, and requires a wall, except in warm climates. 
Verulam. Fruit large, obovate; eye open, in a shallow basin; 
skin dark orange-yellow, entirely covered with dots of dull 
russet. December till March. A very fine stewing Pear. 
Vicar of Winkfield, Fruit large, long-pyriform ; eye small and 
open; skin greenish-yellow, with numerous dots of pale russet ; 
flesh white, halt-melting, juicy, and pleasant. November to 
January. A tolerably gi stewing Pear. It requires a warm 
situation. 
White enné. Fruit medium, regular-obovate ; eye small and 
closed: skin smooth, greenish-yellow, brightly flushed; flesh 
white, melting, juicy, and finely flavoured. ber. One of the 
finest autumn Pears. 
Williams’ Bon Chrétien. Fruit large, irregular-pyriform; eye 
open, set in a shallow depression; skin smooth, fine, pale yellow ; 
Fig. $ 
Fic. 55. PEAR WILLIAMS’ BON CHRÊTIEN. 
Winter Nelis, Fruit small, roundish; eye open in a shallow 
— 9 1 1 1 07 ee with dull, russety 
ots; flesh melting, juicy, and ric ovembe d Dece: 4 
One of the richest-flavoured Pears. apse — 
Zephyrin Grégoire. Fruit medium, roundish; eye very smal 
A eide level with the surface ; skin . with ne 
russety points ; flesh white, very juicy, melting, and deliciously 
erfumed. December and January. A very excellent winter 
ear. 
Selections of Sorts. 
For Culture on Walls. Bergamotte Esperen, Beurré Bosc, 
Beurré d’Aremberg, Beurré Diel, Beurré Rance, Beurré Sterck- 
mans, Beurré Superfin, Chaumontel, Doyenné du Comice, 
Duchesse d’Angouléme, Easter Beurré, Forelle, Gansel’s Ber- 
gamot, Général Todleben, Glou Morceau, Hacon’s Incompar- 
able, Jargonelle, Joséphine de Malines, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 
Madame Treyve, Marie Louise, Napoléon, Ne Plus Meuris, Passe 
Colmar, Pitmaston Duchess, Souvenir du Co és, Thompson’s, 
Urbanistes, Van Mons Léon Leclerc, Winter Nelis. 
For ok rege oe i Bushes, &c., in the Open Ground, 
Alexandre Lambré, Althorp Crassane, Baronne de Mello, 
Bergamotte Esperen, Beurré Bosc, Beurré Capiaumont, Beurré 
Clairgeau, Beurré d’Amanlis, Beurré d’Aremberg, Beurré Diel, 
Beurré Rance, Beurré Superfin, Comte de Lamy, Doyenné 
du Comice, Duchess d’Angouléme, Easter Beurré, Flemish Beauty, 
Fondante d’Automne, Forelle, Glou Morçeau, Knight’s Monare 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, Maréchal de Cour, Marie Louise, Ne 
Plus Meuris, Passe Colmar, Pitmaston Duchess, Souvenir du 
Congrés, Williams’ Bon Chrétien, Winter Nelis, Zéphyrin Gré- 
goire. 
For Standards, Althorp Crassane, Autumn ot, Beurré 
Capiaumont, Beurré d’Amanlis, Beurré Piel eures Rance, 
Beurré Superfin, Bishop’s Thumb, Broom Citron des 
Carmes, Comte de Lamy, Fertility, Fondante d Automne, 
Knight’s Monarch, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, 
Marie Louise d’Uccle, Seckel, Suffolk Thorn, Swan’s Egg, 
Williams’ Bon Chrétien, Winter Nelis. 
Best Stewing Pears. Black Pear of Worcester, Catillac, Uve- 
dale’s St. Germain, Verulam. 
Funai. Comparatively few Fungi have been recorded 
in Britain as found on Pear-trees, except those that grow 
on the fruit, and some on branches and leaves, mostly 
after these parts have been dead for some time. It is 
unnecessary here to deal with the latter Fungi ; although 
it is not unlikely that some of them, in their early stages 
of growth, live in the tissues of the Pear-trees. Of such 
as grow on living leaves or branches, one of the most 
important is that known as Roestelia cancellata (see 
Fig. 56), which causes the leaves to become covered 
with large, raised pots, or patches, at first yellow, but 
soon becoming red. These spots are visible on both 
surfaces, but they are deeper-red above, and are encircled 
with a broad, dark border. On the lower surface may 
be seen, on each patch, a variable number of ovate bodies, 
about zin. high, and rather less in breadth. These are 
