154 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Pitmaston Duchess. One of the largest Pears, indi- 

 vidual fruits often weighing i^lb. each. Fruit, extra 

 large, pyriform. Colour, pale lemon-yellow. Flavour, 

 juicy, melting, rich. Season, Octo'ber and November. 

 Double-graft if to be grown on the Quince. Self-sterile. 



Princess. A handsome and prolific Pear. Free bearer. 

 Fruit, large, pyriform. Colour, yellow, flushed crimson. 

 Flavour, melting, sweet, and pleasant. Season, October 

 and December. 



Seckle. An American Pear, but a free bearer and good- 

 flavoured variety. Fruit, small, obovate. Colour, maho- 

 gany-red, with silvery spots. Flavour, very juicy and aro- 

 matic. Season, October. If grown on the Quince should 

 be double-grafted. 



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Souvenir du Congres. A .good early Pear. Free bearer. 

 Fruit, large, pyriform. Colour, yellow, crimson, and 

 rus-set. Flavour, melting, juicy, aromatic. Season, 

 August and September. Requires to be double-grafted 

 if grown on the Quince. Self-sterile. 



Summer Doyenne (Doyenne d'Ete). A very early Pear. 

 Free bearer. Fruit, small, roundish. Colour, yellow, 

 tinted red. Flavour, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. Season, 

 early August. 



Thompson's. A Pear of excellent merit. Fruit, me- 

 diuim-sized, pyriform. Colour, yellow, dotted with russet. 

 Flavour, melting, juicy, and aromatic. Season, Novem- 

 ber. 



Triomphe de Vienne. A handsome early Pear. Fruit, 

 very large, pyriform. Colour, yellowish, russety. Fla- 

 vour, melting, juicy, rich. Season, September. 



Urbaniste. A hardy and prolific Pear. Should be 

 double-grafted iT grown on the Quince. Fruit, medium- 

 sized, obovate. Colour, yellow, russet, and red. Flavour, 

 melting, rich, sweet, and aromatic. Season, October. 



