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Summer Beurr6 d'Aremberg. Fruit small, even-turbinate ; 

 eye small, very deeply set ; skin yellow, with numerous points 

 of reddish-russet ; flesh juicy, melting, very buttery, highly per- 

 fumed. September. An excellent, refreshing Pear. 



Summer Doyenne. Fruit small, roundish; eye small, partly 

 closed ; skin yellow, freckled with russet, brightly flushed ; flesh 

 white, very juicy, melting, and sweetly flavoured. August. One 

 of the best early sorts. 



Swan's Egg. Fruit medium, roundish ; eye small, almost closed ; 

 skin green, with numerous dots of dull russet ; flesh greenish, 

 juicy, melting, and pleasantly flavoured. November. A very old 

 and esteemed Pear. Succeeds well as a standard. 



Thompson's. Fruit medium, short-pyriform ; eye open, in a small 

 depression ; skin yellow, with numerous dots of reddish-russet ; 

 flesh white, very juicy, buttery, melting, and richly flavoured. 

 November. One of the best English Pears. The tree succeeds 

 double-grafted and bears profusely. It forms a good standard, 

 and is also adapted for a wall or an espalier. 



Triomphe de Jodoigne. Fruit large, obovate ; eye open, almost 

 level with the surface ; skin yellow, covered with small points 

 of russet; flesh white, melting, juicy, and good. December. 

 A handsome and excellent Pear. 



Urbanistes. Fruit medium, obovate ; eye small and closed, in a 

 deep basin ; skin pale yellow, freckled with russet, slightly 

 flushed ; flesh white, juicy, melting, and pleasantly flavoured. 

 October and November. A most delicious Pear, which requires 

 a wall ; it is not a good bearer, unless under favourable con > 

 ditions. 



FIG. 54. PEAR UVEDALE'S ST. GERMAIN (Small Fruit). 



Uvedale's St. Germain. Fruit very large, irregular-pyriform ; 

 eye large and open, almost level with the surface ; skin smooth, 

 dark green, brightly flushed. A delicious stewing Pear, some- 

 times weighing over 21b. See Fig. 54. 



Van Mons Leon Leclerc. Fruit large, uneven-pyriform ; eye 

 open, in a shallow basin ; skin green, with light russet ; flesh 

 white, melting, very juicy, and rich. November. A fine Pear, 

 deliciously flavoured. The tree succeeds double-grafted, or on 

 the Pear stock, and requires a wall, except in warm climates. 



Verulam. Fruit large, obovate ; eye open, in a shallow basin ; 

 skin dark orange-yellow, entirely covered with dots of dull 

 russet. December till March. A very fine stewing Pear. 



Vicar of Winkfield. Fruit large, long-pyriform ; eye small and 

 open ; skin greenish-yellow, with numerous dots of pale russet ; 

 flesh white, half-melting, juicy, and pleasant. November to 

 January. A tolerably good stewing Pear. It requires a warm 

 situation. . 



White Doyenne'. Fruit medium, regular-obovate ; eye small and 

 closed ; skin smooth, greenish-yellow, brightly flushed ; flesh 

 white, melting, juicy, and finely flavoured. October. One of the 

 finest autumn Pears. 



Williams' Bon Chretien. Fruit large, irregular-pyriform ; eye 

 open, set in a shallow depression ; skin smooth, fine, pale yellow ; 



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 flesh white, tender and melting, of delicious flavour. 



August and 



September. A dessert Pear of great excellence ; it keeps but a 

 short time. The tree succeeds as a standard, pyramid, or 

 bush, and is very fertile on either the Pear or Quince. See 

 Fig. 55. 



FIG. 55. PEAR WILLIAMS' BON CHRETIEN. 



Winter Nells. Fruit small, roundish ; eye open in a shallow 

 basin; skin greenish-yellow, much covered with dull, russety 

 dots ; flesh melting, juicy, and rich. November and December. 

 One of the richest-flavoured Pears. 



Zephyrin Gr6goire. Fruit medium, roundish ; eye very small, 

 almost level with the surface ; skin greenish-yellow, with pale 

 russety points ; flesh white, very juicy, melting, and deliciously 

 perfumed. December and January. A very excellent winter 

 Pear 



Selections of Sorts. 



For Culture on Walls. Bergamotte Esperen, Beurre Bosc, 

 Benrre' d'Aremberg, Beurr6 Diel, Beurr6 Ranee, Beurre' Sterck- 

 mans, Beurr6 Superfin, Chaumontel, DoyenncS du Cornice, 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, Easter Beurre', Forelle, Gansel's Ber- 

 gamot, Ge'ne'ral Todleben, Glou Morceau, Hacon's Incompar- 

 able, Jargonelle, Josephine de Malines, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 

 Madame Treyve, Mane Louise, Napole"on, Ne Plus Meuris, Passe 

 Colmar, Pitmaston Duchess, Souvenir du Congre's, Thompson's, 

 Urbanistes, Van Mons Ldon Leclerc, Winter Nelis. 



For Pyramids, Bushes, &c., in the Open Ground. 

 Alexandre Lambre", Althorp Crassane, Baronne de Mello, 

 Bergamotte Esperen, Beurr^ Bosc, Beurr6 Capiaumont, Beurre" 

 Clairgeau, Beurre" d'Amanlis, Beurr< d'Aremberg, Bern-re" Diel, 

 Beurre' Ranee, Beurrd Superfin, Comte de Lamy, Doyenne^ 

 du Cornice, Duchess d'Angouleme, Easter Beurre", Flemish Beauty, 

 Fondante d'Automne, Forelle, Glou Morgeau, Knight's Monarch, 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, Mare'chal de Cour, Marie Louise, Ne 

 Plus Meuris, Passe Colmar, Pitmaston Duchess, Souvenir du 

 CongreX Williams' Bon Chretien, Winter Nelis, Zephyrin Cre"- 

 goire. 



For Standards. Althorp Crassane, Autumn Bergamot, BeurrtS 

 Capiaumont, Beurr6 d'Amanlis, Beurre' Diel, Beurr^ Ranee, 

 Beurre' Superfin, Bishop's Thumb, Broompark, Citron des 

 Cannes, Comte de Lamy, Fertility, Fondante d'Automne, 

 Knight's Monarch, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, 

 Mane Louise d'Uccle, Seckel, Suffolk Thorn, Swan's Egg, 

 Williams' Bon Chretien, Winter Nelis. 



Best Stewing Fears. Black Pear of Worcester, Catillac, Uve- 

 dale's St. Germain, Verulam. 



FUNGI. Comparatively few Fungi have been recorded 

 in Britain as found on Pear-trees, except those that grow 

 on the fruit, and some on branches and leaves, mostly 

 after these parts have been dead for some time. It is 

 unnecessary here to deal with the latter Fungi ; although 

 it is not unlikely that some of them, in their early stages 

 of growth, live in the tissues of the Pear-trees. Of such 

 as grow on living leaves or branches, one of the most 

 important is that known as Roestelia cancellata (see 

 Fig. 56), which causes the leaves to become covered 

 with large, raised iipots, or patches, at first yellow, but 

 soon becoming red. These spots are visible on both 

 surfaces, but they are deeper-red above, and are encircled 

 with a broad, dark border. On the lower surface may 

 be seen, on each patch, a variable number of ovate bodies, 

 about iin. high, and rather less in breadth. These are 



