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Marguerite Marillat, very large and of rich flavour. 

 (September.) 



Le Brun y a green Pear of excellent flavour. (October.) 

 Pitmaston Duchess, very large. (October.) 

 Pretty, free-bearing, small Pears for children are 

 Doyenne" d'Et (July), Petite Marguerite (August and Sep- 

 tember), Colmar d'Ete (September), and Belle Julie (Octo- 

 ber). These latter varieties are all great bearers. 



PEARS FOR CORDONS 



A favourite form of growing Pears is as cordons on 

 fences or walls at 2 feet apart. All those before named 

 are suitable, and the following varieties may be added : 



Clapp's Favourite (September), Fondante d'Automne 

 (September), Beurr Hardy (October), Beurr Superfin 

 (October), Beurr Alexandre Lucas (October), Glou Morceau 

 (November), Beurre" Diel (November), Nouvelle Fulvie 

 (December to January), Easter Beurr (December), Jose- 

 phine de Malines (January), Olivier de Serres (February). 



All the Pears mentioned are good for espaliers in 

 suitable soils, or for walls where proper conditions can 

 be given them. 



PEARS FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND 

 AND SCOTLAND 



The sixteen Pears first named in this chapter are all 

 suitable, and those mentioned for cordons with the ex- 

 ception of Nouvelle Fulvie and Olivier de Serres. But 

 in some districts choice Pears do not succeed except on 

 warm walls, so that for the North the Hessle, Doyenn 



