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Pears prefer a lighter soil than apples, the new red 

 sandstone deposit, especially, the marls of this rock 

 and the lias clays, when covered up, as in parts of the 

 valley of the Severn, with sand drifts, suit pears 

 admirably. 



Like the apple, the pear is rich in sorts. It is said 

 to be derived from the Pyrus communis, which is 

 referred to as a native tree ; but though it is really 

 wild in the temperate regions of the European conti- 

 nent, and in parts of Asia, there seems reason to 

 conclude that our occasional hedge-row denizen has, 

 after all, been derived from pear cultivation. 



Pears for dessert are very numerous, and each year 

 adds to the list. Scott, of Crewkerne and Yeovil 

 Nurseries, gives a list of two hundred and thirty sorts 

 cultivated by himself, as Standards, Pyramids, and 

 Dwarf-trained for walls and espaliers. This list 

 abounds in Erench names given by both Erench and 

 Dutch horticulturists, with whom the pear is a great 

 favourite. 



Lindley, in his " Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen 

 Garden," describes but six sorts of perry pears, of 

 which there are doubtless several varieties. They are 

 as follows : — 



ORIGIN OP NAMES. 



Barland, from Barland, in the parish of Bosbury, Hereford- 

 shire. 



llolmore, from the parish of Holmore, between Hereford 

 and Leominster. 



Huffcap. 



Longlaiul, from the field in which the tree grew. 



Olcljield, from Oldfield, near Ledbury. 



Teinton Squash, from Teinton, in Gloucestershire. 



