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Scottish origin, of which the Galston Muirfowl Egg is 

 the best. The fruit is not attractive in appearance, 

 but it is of admirable quality. The tree is hardy, and 

 should be grown as a standard. 



The GranseVs Bergamot (sometimes called Brocas 

 Bergamot). — This noble pear, which has scarcely been 

 rivaled, certainly not surpassed, by any of the imported 

 varieties, is of English origin. Its blossoms are too 

 tender to enable the tree to succeed as a standard; but 

 it deserves a wall, and it should be placed on various 

 aspects to prolong its season. It almost always blos- 

 soms freely ; but frequently proves shy in setting : 

 thinning the blossom is found advantageous. The fruit 

 ripens in November and December. 



The Marie Louise. — This excellent and large pear 

 w^as raised by the Abbe Duquesne, and named after the 

 Empress in the time of Bonaparte. "It is," says Mr. 

 Thompson, " one of the very finest, even as a standard, 

 bearing abundantly ; it succeeds also well on the north 

 wall." In Scotland it is the better for an east or west 

 aspect ; but on a standard in a sheltered garden at 

 Luffness, East Lothian, the fruit has attained the weight 

 of fifteen ounces, and it has been produced of excellent 

 quality from standards in the orchard of the Horticul- 

 tural Society's Garden at Edinburgh. Against a wall 

 in Scotland, it ripens in October and November, and 

 on standards in November and December ; in England, 

 it is from a month to six weeks earlier. The tree seems 

 nowise liable to canker. 



The Forme de 3Iarie Louise is an excellent standard 

 pear, though considerably smaller than the other. In 

 Scotland it ripens freely in October and November. 



