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yellow in ripening, with streaks of brown on the sunny 

 side. It is deliciously mellow, juicy, and high-flavoured, 

 and lasts, in good order, from Christmas to May, or even 

 June. The * eye is small, in a medium-sized basin, and 

 the stalk is short and thick, set in a deep, angled cavity. 

 It does on the pear or on the quince ; if the locality is 

 not very favourable, it wants a south or south-east wall, 

 but if it be pretty good it will thrive as a standard. 

 Grafted on the quince, it is sometimes a profuse bearer, 

 for .when it does bear it bears very well. The wood of 

 the tree is green ; it prefers rather a strong soil ; a poor, 

 light one does not do for it at all. The Easter Berga- 

 rnot, or Bergamotte de Paque, is distinct from this, 

 although similar to it in many points. It, too, is a good 

 keeping pear. 



The Beurre Eance is one of the very best late sorts we 

 have ; Jarge, tapering to the stalk, dark green with rus- 

 sety specks, and deliciously rich in flavour. It is rather 

 apt to shrivel in ripening, but is nice from December to 

 May. The eye is small and open, with a short calyx, 

 scarcely at all sunk, and a stalk which is rather long and 

 slender, set on without a cavity, but sometimes inserted 

 diagonally under a wide boss. Other names for it are 

 Beurre Epine, Beurre de Eantz, Beurre de Flandre, and 

 some authorities say Hardenpont de Printemps. It is a 

 good bearer. 



Josephine de Malines is another valuable keeping pear. 

 It is a middle-sized, roundish pear, with a delicate skin, 

 pale yellow, inclining to orange on the sunny and to green 

 on the shady side, and delicately speckled with pale 

 brown russet, which is a little stronger round the stalk 

 and eye. The eye is open, with short, full calyx in a 

 shallow basin, and the stalk is of medium length, and 

 obliquely inserted in a small, narrow cavity. It has a 

 peculiar hyacinth-like scent ; but this and the delicacy of 

 flesh and skin are injured if the tree is grown in a heavy 

 cold soil. The pear is rich, sweet, and juicy, with a very 

 fine aroma. It is a good pear for coming in late, for it 

 lasts through the spring, and has been kept until May. 

 The tree is hardy, a good bearer, and not a rampant 



