54 THE BOOK OF PEARS AND PLUMS 



Hacon's Incomparable is large and handsome, but 

 second rate (November). 



Swan's Egg was a popular pear fifty years ago for 

 market, as the tree is hardy, bears well, and the fruit is 

 good, but rather small (October). 



Noveau Poiteau is a good exhibition pear, of vigorous 

 growth, and bears well ; the fruit is excellent but does 

 not keep well (November). 



Pitmaston Duchess is an increasingly popular pear for 

 market. It is very large, and on a cordon often hand- 

 some ; in warm seasons of good quality, golden yellow 

 when ripe. Bush trees on Quince bear well (October, 

 November). 



Duchesse d'Angouleme was a great favourite formerly, 

 the tree growing and bearing well. Fruit often very 

 large, but coarse and gritty. Crossed with Glou 

 Morceau it has given us a child Pitmaston superior to 

 the parents. 



Josephine de Malines is pronounced by Mr Barron to 

 be " always good." Hardy, and bears well on Quince 

 (January-April). 



Fouqueray is a large, good pear, an improved B. 

 Bachelier (October). 



B. Hardy is a great favourite with birds ; they prefer 

 and peck the best fruit. 



B. Alexandre Lucas is large and handsome ; pyriform, 

 the tree is a good grower (October, November). 



Triomphe de Vienne is a large and handsome Septem- 

 ber pear tree (D. G.), grows and bears well, compara- 

 tively new. 



Marguerite Marrillat, a very large, handsome Sep- 

 tember pear, bears well : comparatively new. 



Michaelmas Nelis is a new variety, of which a specimen 

 fruit has just been sent me by Messrs Bunyard. It is 

 as delicious as the Winter Nelis pear (December and 

 January). 



