SUARY 17, i860. 



tliey were large and handsome, but much inferior in point of 

 flavour to the Winter Nelis produced against a soutli aspect. 



Mr. Peter Stoddaet, Wivenhoe Park, who exhibited Glou 

 Morceau, stated that the climate of the locality is changeable. 

 The garden is elevated about 100 feet above the level of the sea, 

 and is exposed ; the soil consists of 3 feet of good garden loam, 

 upon a subsoil of stiff clay well drained ; surface sloping to the 

 south-east. The tree, old, but healthy and vigorous, is on the 

 Pear stock; it is trained against a south-east wall 12 feet high, 

 and is spur-pruned. The border is supplied with plenty of good 

 manure. Under these circumstances, the fruit produced was of 

 large size and of handsome appearance, but not so rich as smaller 

 specimens of the same variety usually prove. It may therefore 

 be concluded, that as regards flavour, smaller fruit, which would 

 probably be the result of little or no manure being affoi'dcd, would 

 be preferable. 



The tree of Easter Beurre, from which specimens of the fruit 

 were exhibited by Mr. Samuel Evans, of Arbury, was described 

 as growing in strong loam, on a subsoil consisting of clay and 

 marl; and is trained against the east aspect of a wall 8 feet high. 

 The situation is moist ; and the fruit in the past hot and dry 

 season is stated to have been finer than usual. The quaUty was, 



described by Mr. Hall in light sandy soil, on a gravelly bottom, 

 but kept mulched and watered. 



The specimens of Beurre d'Aremberg:, sent by Mr. Shepfakt 

 from Wolverstone Park, were remarkably large and finely grown, 

 but they proved over-ripe. The locality is 12 miles from the sea, 

 and level; the soil, light sandy loam, 3 feet deep; subsoil, 

 sandy gravel. The tree, worked on the pear stock, is about 

 20 years old, and healthy ; it is trained horizontally against a 

 wall 32 feet high with an E.S.E. aspect, and is pruned according 

 to the common spur system. 



Old Nonpareil— Richard Webb, Esq., of Reading, was the 

 only exhibitor of this variety. The specimens were not considered 

 of sufficient merit to entitle them to a prize. 



Golden Harvey. — The only exhibitor of this variety was 

 R. Webb, Esq., to whom a Second Prize was awarded. 



Open Class: Dessekt Sorts. — The exhibitors were :— 

 RicHAKD Webt!, Esq. : Cockle Pippin ; Mr. Robebt Cin-RGHr:!:, 



