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Pears that ripen during December and January, and 

 later, of large sorts suitable for Christmas dessert, would 

 give better results for growers who intend supplying the 

 London and other large central markets. 



The trade is always open also for all the best good 

 early sorts, if well grown, like Citron des Carmes and 

 Summer Doyenne. The former is a hardy regular 

 cropper, and makes a grand standard, having borne, in 

 1889, an average of fourteen bushels per tree on five 

 trees, probably about fifty or sixty years old, at Mr. 

 Williams', of Morden Lane, Blackheath. Like many 

 other summer pears, this is a poor keeper, and it is best 

 eaten as it falls from the trees. The above grower, 

 therefore, spreads straw thickly for them to fall upon, 

 and lets all the crop ripen on the trees, owing to their 

 great size ; quite as an exception to the rule of careful 

 hand-picking. 



The best early pears for succession and safe cropping 

 are Citron des Carmes, Beurre Giffard, Jargonelle, 

 Beurre d'Amanlis, William, Souvenir de Congres, 

 Gratioli, Belle Julie, Louis Bonne of Jersey, Made, 

 Treves, Alexander Lambre, Gansel's Bergamot, Beacon, 

 Marie Louise, Beurre Superfin, Doyenne du Cornice, 

 Beurre Bosc, Pitmaston Duchess, and Thompson's. 



The best twenty -four late pears are, Passe Crassane, 

 Beurre Ranee, Chaumontel, Fertility, Winter Nelis, 

 Grlou Morceau, Beurre Clairgeau, Olivier des Serres, 

 Beurre d'Alencon, General Todleben, Easter Beurre, 

 Joseph de Malines, Madame Millet, Prince of Wales, 

 Sterkmans, Beurre Hardy, Emil d'Heyst, L r rbaniste, 

 Prince Napoleon, Nouvelle Fulvie, Ne Plus Meuris, 

 and Beurre Diel. 



Although not so popular as formerly, there is no 



