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Covent Garden Market : -Winter Nelis, not for competition. 

 They were remarkably fine, and of excellent flavour. They were 

 grown at Isleworth ; the situation rather humid, and sheltered 

 from the north and north-east ; the soil rich mould, two to three 

 feet deep, with gravelly sand below, well-drained ; the surface 

 flat ; the tree is on the quince stock, and is fan-trained against a 

 south wall about eleven feet high ; it has been nearly ten years 

 in bearing,, is vigorous, and has produced exceflent crops during 

 several years.— From the same locality, large specimens of 

 K"e plus Meuris, from a south-west wall ; the tree, nearly eight 

 years in bearing, is on the quince stock, and trained horizontally; 

 it is healthy, and a moderate bearer. — From Mr. Evaks, gardener 

 to the Venerable Archdeacon Jones, Brynsteddfod : 'very fine 

 specimens of the Glou Morceau. This locality is on the western 

 coast, near Conway ; climate moist, of medium temperature, but 

 variable; 170 feet above the level of the sea, which is in sight, 

 and about five miles distant ; situation much exposed to north- 

 west winds. The soil is a good loam, two feet in depth, on rock of 

 argillaceous schist. The walled garden in which the pears exhibited ' 

 were grown, is flat, on a hill in the midst of a mountainous 

 district, sloping to the west. The tree is against a brick wall six 

 feet high, with a stone coping having a narrow projection ; the 

 aspect a little to the south of east ; it was planted in January, 

 1840, and is in excellent condition; on the quince stock, and 

 pruned in the ordinary way. The border, seven feet wide, is 

 kept free from garden crops, except a little winter spinach. On 

 the same wall are trees of Louise Bonne, and Marie Louise, 

 equally flounshmg. The trees are allowed to bear from six to 

 twelve dozen each, and have never been known to fail, except 

 once, when a severe spring frost cut off the blossoms.— Mr. 

 liLLERY exhibited fair specimens of Glou Morceau, from a west 

 ^v-all; but the flavour was not so good as in the above.- Mr. 

 CuLVKEWELL, Thorpe Perrow, Bedale, Yorkshire, sent some 

 Marie Louise, to show their keeping qualities ; he stated that he 

 had ripened off fruit of this variety at different periods since 

 October from the same tree. The specimens were very large and 

 hue, but the quality very inferior.— From Mr. W. Ingram : 

 Orphehne d'Enghien, or Beurre d'Aremberg, more slender near 

 the stalk than the variety usually is ; skin pale and smooth, and 

 when that is the case tb. fnn. .. i,, the present instance; con- 

 bore a heavy crop. — From 



