156 REPORTS OF THE FRUIT COMMITTEE, 



The Josephine de Malines, from Mr. Spiyey, were, grown in 

 a low and damp situation, the surface having an inclination to the 

 south. The soil is 2 feet deep, of good garden mould, and the 

 subsoil loamy clay, drained i feet deep. The tree, grafted on a 

 quince stock, is 10 years old, very clean and healthy, 8 feet high, 

 and trained against a south Avail ; it was root-pruned in November, 



The last season was very dry. These specimens were large, 

 smooth-skinned, and very handsome ; the flesh tender, buttery, 

 and melting, with the fine salmon tinge peculiar to this variety ; 

 but the flavour was decidedly inferior to that of Mr. Smith's 



The Easter Beurre, from Mr. Moobman, had been grown 

 at Clapham Eoad, about 3 miles on the south side of London, 

 subject to the usual London chmate. The soil is of good garden 

 mould, 2|- feet deep, and the subsoil gravel ; the surface is level. 

 The tree is a standard, about 18 years old, of vigorous habit, and 

 grafted on the pear stock ; it is trained downwards, and pruned 

 in the usual way. The fruit was of medium size, in excellent 

 keeping condition, very much covered with thin brown russet; 

 the flesh was quite melting, very juicy, with a pleasant briskness, 

 but not rich in flavour. 



The Easter Buerre, from Mr. A. Ingram, were grown at 

 Highgrove, which is considerably elevated, and much exposed to 

 east and west. The soil is a strong garden loam, 22 inches deep, 

 le surface slopes a 

 e tree is agamst a west wall, about 10 feet 

 high, and though old is in good condition, and always bears well ; 

 it is pruned in the usual way. Mr. Ingram stated that he always 

 left Easter Beurre pears to hang on the tree as long as they were 

 safe from frost. Those exhibited were gathered on October 19th ; 

 they were very large, handsome, but not in such good keeping 

 condition as those from ilr. Moobman, neither were they so 

 juicy ; their season had evidently passed, so that they had become 

 mealy, but they had nevertheless more richness of' flavour than 

 those from Mr. Moorman. 



OTHER PEARS.— From Mr. J. B. Whiting, gardener to 

 H. T. Hope, Esq., F.H.S., the Deepdene, near Dorking : Beurre 

 Bretonneau, and Vauquelin. Beurre Bretonneau is generally 

 a very late pear, ripening (when it does ripen) in May, but is 

 very rarely to be met with in a melting state. Mr. Whiting's 

 specimens were unusually fine, both in regard to size and flavour, 



