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never fail to give fruit resembling in all respects 

 that of the parent tree. 



2. The Angumois, distinguished by the oblong 

 form of its fruit ; by a flesh rich, juicy, and slightly 

 acid ; and by the abundance of its aroma. This 

 tree attains to great perfection in the southern parts 

 of Europe, thrives best in a calcareous soil, and in 

 an open and thoroughly ventilated situation; bears 

 badly the neighbourhood of walls, and entirely re- 

 fuses the discipline of the espalier. 



3. The common, recommended alike by its vigor- 

 ous growth, its hardness, and productiveness. The 

 fruit is, howeuer, less rich and less aromatic than 

 that of other varieties. 



4. The Dutch. The stem of this, if left to itself, 

 is apt to be feeble or diseased ; and hence it is that 

 we generally find this variety grafted on plum 

 stocks. Its fruit, like that of the Angumois, is 

 nealy spherical, juicy, and high flavoured, and (when 

 the tree has a good exposition, and is otherwise 

 well managed) attains to a considerable size. 



5. The Portuguese. The fruit of this sort is small 

 and round, but abounding in juices, and very high 

 flavoured. 



G. The Alexandrian gives a fruit particularly adapt- 

 ed to confitures and marmalades ; as its own sugar 

 is nearly sufficient for its preservation. The objec- 

 tion to the tree is its precocity and tendernesss, as 

 it blossoms early, and blights under the smallest de- 

 gree of frost. 



7. The Breda is an excellent variety, does well in 

 England, and would probably do better here. The 

 fruit is large and round, of a deep yellow colour, 

 with a pulp soft and juicy. The tree is a great 

 bearer, especially in the standard form, to which it 

 seems to be particularly adapted. 



8. The Brussels gives a fruit of medium size, in- 

 clining to an oval form, the flavour fine, and the pulp 

 not liable to dryness or toughness. The tree is a 



