for the Midland or SoiiiJicrn Counties. 115 



Marie Louise. Dessert ; standard ; October. 122. 



Summer Franc-Real. Dessert; standard; August, September ; good bearer. 



106. 

 Winter Neilis. Dessert ; wall ; December ; excellent. 126. 

 C'haumontelle. Dessert ; wall, standard, or quenouille. Succeeds well on 



quince, and trained in the latter mode ; winter. 

 Brown Beurre. Dessert ; wall ; October. 



Colmar. Dessert ; wall ; December till March ; trees subject to canker. 

 Crassane. Dessert ; wall ; October, November ; shy bearer. 

 Hacon's Incomparable. Dessert ; standard ; November, December ; tree 



hardy ; great bearer ; delicious. 

 Whitfield Dessert. Standard ; November ; good bearer. 

 Thompson's Dessert. Standard; November; one of the finest Flemish 



pears ; good bearer. 

 Madeleine. Dessert; standard; end of July ; good bearer. 51. 

 Seckle. Dessert; wall and standard; October; abundant bearer. 

 Vallee Franche. Dessert ; standard ; August, September ; abundant 



bearer. 

 Swan's Egg. Dessert ; standard ; November, December. 

 Passans de Portugal. Dessert ; standard ; August ; good bearer. 

 Easter Bergamot. Dessert and kitchen ; wall ; March, Api"il, and May. 

 Bezi d'Heri. Stewing; standard; winter; good bearer. 

 Chaptal. Stewing; standard; winter and spring. 

 Bequene Musque. Stewing; standard; winter; great bearer. 

 Franc-Real d'Hiver. Stewing; standard; winter. 

 Uvedale's St. Germain. Stewing ; wall ; very large. 

 Calebasse Bosc. Dessert ; standard ; November.. 

 Nutmeg. Dessert; standard; winter; small, but handsome, and a good 



bearer. 

 Rousselet de Rheims. For drying. 

 Ne Plus Meuris. Dessert; standard; January till March; good bearer. 



X. Pines. 



Queen. Enville. Providence. Black Jamaica. Antigua Queen. 



XI. Plums. 



Coe's Golden Drop. Standard and wall ; October. Dessert ; great 

 bearer ; th'ies ; delicious. 57. 



Imperatrice, Blue. East or west wall ; October ; dessert. 33. 



Minmis. Wall ; August, September ; dessert and kitchen. 6. 



Washington. Wall and standard; September; dessert. 16. 



White Imperatrice. Wall ; September ; dessert ; tender. 38. 



Nectarine. Wall and standard ; beginning of September ; dessert. 148, 



Kirke's. Wall; September; dessert. 111. 



Isabella. Wall and standard; September; dessert. 150. 



Purple Gage. Wall and standard ; September and October ; dessert ; 

 good bearer; the finest dessert plum of its colour. 129. 



Green Gage. Wall and standard ; August, September ; dessert ; preserv- 

 ing ; excellence well known. 



White Magnum Bonum. Wall and standard ; September ; kitchen. 



Drap d'Or. Wall and standard. Earlier than the Green Gage, and pre- 

 cociously supplies its place for dessert ; a good bearer. 



Catherine. Wall and standard ; end of September ; preserving and dessert. 



Gisborne's. August ; kitchen ; standard ; forces well ; good bearer. 



Orleans. Standard ; August ; kitchen ; good bearer. 



Early Orleans. Standard ; beginning of August ; kitchen ; good bearer. 



Little Mu-abelle. Wall and standard ; September ; small, but excellent for 

 preserving ; great bearer. 



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