156 FRUIT AND ITS CULTIVATION. 



Uvedale's St. Germain. The largest Pear in cultiva- 

 tion, single fruits weighing as much as 2lb. to 3lb. each. 

 Fruit, extra large, pyriform. Colour, yellowish-green, 

 tinged with red. Flavour, juicy, sweet, and pleasant. 

 Season, January to April. Does well double-grafted on 

 the Quince stock. 



Verulam. A hardy grower and free bearer. Suitable 

 for standards, or dwarfs on the Quince. Fruit, large, ob- 

 ovate. Colour, green, russet, and reddish-brown. Fla- 

 vour, rich. Season, December to March. 



Vicar of Winkfield. A prolific Pear as a pyramid, es- 

 palier, or standard. Fruit, large, pyriform. Colour, 

 yellow, tinted with red. Flavour, juicy and aromatic. 

 Season, November to January. 



Varieties for Cordon Culture. 



The following sorts, grafted on the Quince stock, are 

 suitable for culture as vertical or oblique or horizontal cor- 

 dons against walls or in the open: Beurre d'Amanlis, 

 Beurre Bachelier, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre Diel, Beurre 

 Hardy, Beurre Sterckmans, Beurre Superfin, Brown 

 Beurre, Comte de Lamy, Doyenne Bussoch, Doyenn6 du 

 Cornice, Fondante d'Automne, Gansel's Bergamot, General 

 Todleben, Glou Morceau, Jargonelle, Jersey Gratioli, Jose- 

 phine de Malines, Knight's Monarch, Louise Bonne of 

 Jersey, Madame Treyve, Marie Benoist, Marie Louise, 

 Pitmaston Duchess, Souvenir du Congres, Summer 

 Doyenne, Thompson's, Olivier de Serres, Van Mons. Leon 

 Leclerc, Winter Nelis, Williams's Bon Chretien, Triomphe 

 de Vienne, Zephirin Gregoire, Urbaniste, Nee Plus 

 Meuris, and Easter Beurre. 



Varieties for Bush or Pyramid Culture. 



All the foregoing varieties, with the addition of Con- 

 ference, Durondeau, Duchess d'Angoulerne, Emile d'Heyst, 

 Princess, and Seckle. All to be grafted on the Quince 

 stock. 



