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sun, and strewed with small 

 sugary, with a rich piquant 



Flesh white, buttery, melting-, 

 flavour. Tret 1 hardy, upright. 



dots. 



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and a free bearer. 



Williams Jloit Chretien (Ritrtlttt of tin- Ament-aiis, Dtlvault, 

 Dnche.ss, Poire Guillnante). An old and popular English variety, and 

 one of our finest summer Pears. Fruit large, oblong to obtuse-pyriform, 

 lipens early in the summer. Skin smooth, greenish-yellow, some- 

 times having a faint blush on the sunny side. Flesh white, very 

 juicy, melting, with a rich aromatic flavour. Tree robust, hardy. 

 and very prolific. This is decidedly the most popular summer Pear, 

 and is the variety chiefly used for canning. 



Winter Nelis. 



Wimtisor (Bellissime, ttdle Tongue, Cape /'ear, Fiyue, Grosxe Jargonelle, 

 Summer Bell}. An old variety of doubtful origin that was formerly 

 very popular, but is now to a large extent replaced by newer kinds. 

 Fruit large to very large, pyriform or bell-shaped, ripens early in the 

 summer. Skin greenish-yellow, with an orange tint 011 the sunny 

 side. Flesh white, tender, melting, with a brisk sweet flavour. Tree 

 very robust, attains a large size, and bears abundantly. 



