PEARS VARIETIES OF BAKING AND STEWING PEARS. 



Twelve. 



Beurre Giffard. 

 Williams' Bon Chretien. 

 Fomlante d'Automne. 

 Beurre Superfin. 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey. 

 Marie Louise. 

 Marechal de Cour. 

 Doyenne du Cornice. 

 Princess. 



IV. GENERAL CULTIVATION IN ALL FORMS. 



* Beurre d'Anjou. 

 Winter Nelis. 



* Josephine de Malines. 



Six have asterisks prefixed. 



Three, 



Beurre Superfin. 

 Doyenne du Cornice. 

 Beurre d'Anjou. 



For small sweet fruit. 

 Summer Doyenne. 

 Colmar d'fite. 

 Seckle. 

 Dana's Hovey. 



One for open garden. 

 Comte de Lamy. 



One late pear for wall. 

 Josephine de Malines. 



BAKING AND STEWING PEARS. 



BELLISSIME D'HIVER. Fruit large, roundish turbinate, 

 handsome ; skin smooth, green changing to yellow- 

 ish brown, flushed with vermilion on the sun 

 side ; flesh white, crisp, tender, sweet, with a 

 musky flavour. Tree hardy, vigorous, and a good 

 bearer, succeeding as a standard, and on the quince. 

 One of the best. 



BLACK WORCESTER (Pound Pear). Fruit large, ob- 

 ovate ; skin green, russeted, with dull red tinge on 

 the sun side. Tree hardy and vigorous, bearing 

 well as a standard. Dr. Hogg thinks this is the 

 type of the Warden pears, as grown at the Cister- 

 cian Abbey at Warden in Bedfordshire, and com- 

 memorated in the old song, " The Friars of Orders 

 Grey," one of whom "himself, by denial, did 

 mortify with a dainty bit of a Warden pye." 



CATILLAC. Fruit very large, flatly turbinate ; skin 

 pale green changing to yellow, flushed with brown- 

 ish red next the sun, and covered with russety dots ; 

 flesh white, crisp, somewhat harsh, with a musky 

 flavour. Tree hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer, 

 succeeds as a standard in sheltered situation, and 

 produces fine fruit on the quince ; one of the best 

 culinary pears. 



MARTIN SEC. Fruit medium-sized, obovate ; skin 

 green, covered with cinnamon-coloured russet on 



the shaded side, and bright red next the sun ; 

 occasionally ripens for dessert, but is excellent for 

 stewing ; tree vigorous. The Martins are considered 

 the earliest pears grown in this country. They 

 are mentioned among the fruits delivered into 

 the Treasury by the fruiterers of Edward I. in 

 1292. 



UVEDALE'S ST. GERMAIN. Fruit very large, long pyri- 

 form, irregular ; skin dark green, changing to yel- 

 lowish green, dull red on the sun side ; flesh white, 

 crisp, slightly gritty, sweet, and well flavoured. 

 Tree hardy, prolific, succeeding double-grafted. 

 Owing to the size of the fruit sometimes weighing 

 over 3 pounds shelter is desirable. 



VERULAM. Fruit large, obovate ; skin dull green, 

 covered with russet, and reddish brown on the sun 

 side ; flesh crisp, juicy, richly flavoured, highly 

 coloured when cooked; season December to March. 

 Tree hardy, strong grower, and a good bearer, 

 succeeding well as a standard. 



VICAR OP WINKFIELD. Fruit large, pyriform ; skin 

 greenish yellow, tinged with red on the sun side ; 

 flesh white, half-melting, sweet, with a musky 

 aroma ; season November to January. Tree 

 healthy, profuse bearer, and succeeds on the 

 quince. 



For stewing early in the season, firm unripe dessert pears may be used with 

 satisfaction, and there are often more of some varieties than are required in a ripe state. 

 For culinary purposes throughout the winter till late spring, the above-mentioned 

 varieties are suitable, and often in considerable demand. We have known large, 

 healthy, standard trees produce very profitable crops. As to selections, it only need be 



