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with sweet perfumed juice. The ‘dots. Flesh tinted throughout, fine, melting, a andj juicy. | opinion of its excellence not, | howeve: er, always 
Flesh - ae Serer somewhat delicate, ipic does | lem anuary— March. As the fruit hangs on well in tidy | good, in common with vis. of our finer kinds of 
tree isy 1 an T the Quince stock. July—A: eather, the tree may be gro L^ imd a standard a — Pears. In some seasons it is of the most exquisite 
not live — va om ns.—Fruit below middle ‘size, — only moderate vigour. It succeeds best on the i cte € generally "iii s và — bears well 
-— reenish yellow, marbled with red, speckled | Pear stock. a pyramid, and does m I. There is 
pyriform, g vn. Flesh tolerably fine grained, melting, Bergamotte eren.—Fruit middle-sized, round; || perhaps no kind. of Pear tist- equals. this in loxuriant 
l a musky Rousselet flavour; ripens in suc-|skin green, eec to yellow, dotted with green m when grafted or ede Per ince stock, 
juicy, w! he tree is of a fine habit of growth, vigorous, X e ale yellow, fine, melting with a brisk aroma. | f often ma akes shoo ts e season from 7 to 8 fect 
— — nd d * ars to acco mmodate itse If f to any Ripe in succession througho out the winter till April. in leng pr — 
p an X ; 
of training. ust. 
form at Troyes, by n Gibey- x : Tav Bou logne. —Fruit large, pyramidal, MITRARIA COCCINEA. 
Li A middle-sized, e ; skin pale vit ele "ak long and curved; skin thick, shining, Yi surprise d that this e 2 a bien 
1l di dotted with russet.. Flesh fine, melting, | green, sprinkled with ————M—À | with T our exhibition tables than iti is ee still more 
“sii remaining sound when ripe. Tree moderately | Coarse, crisp, juicy, but stewed in the si t wa ay x 
vigorou nd very productive. . August— September. d fi e D th — — ety | altogether, on account, as they say, ‘of its bein a shy 
A new variety obtained by M. F. Gai lard 4 Brignais. (ter eee contebed with EO Juni Boe bloomer; for from experience I can state that N 
age tl Peste ^ d eM abies * thick, yr properly "treated. it is nothing of the kind. t have 
e, oval, trun ; 
n, dotted with brown, becoming yellow when the E W PEARS. bya sin le stake in the centre of each oe PThey 
fruit is fall ripe, occasionally crimson next the sun. Poire d@Avril—A large handsome stewin E y hd 
frui y rip y ng P 
Flesh tolerably smooth, melting and juicy. August— | which in March ise April becomes fit for the "e top, and were for a lo ong period the 
September. The tree is M, —.— vs . productive, but dessert. Its flesh is then crisp, but tender and very | of all w he. - seen ber aig e. eee "standing 
rows rather weakly on the Quince stoc in servatory from the 
4 William.—(Williams's Bon Chrétien. This is stated May, an kn ; for summer decoration Ts plants 
to bear very abundantly at Troyes but does Hpt ie a| are better adapted 7 igh easily ly, give tiv x 
hot 1 and south exposure. It appears however The propagation of th is exceedingly 
r ought to x before it parts 9 half ripened shoots of the current season 
readily from the tree, for in A August the fruit being placed in sandy peat in bottom- heat under a bell 
large, is tied to the branch for support, and is only glass will root with certainty in a short time. 
commenced to be gathered at the end of that month; They should then be gradually exposed to the 
* it must "is disag jc i my oii air of the house, and wen. wl io bol in 
—Fru ele arge, obovate, with 83-inch pots, then plunge them into m- 
. a the e eiu iin eiii reddish 5 heat with part ia duh and promote their 
next the sun. Flesh fine melting, 14 an 5 8 growth in a an high fom anni keeping. 
of delicious slightly acidulated jui Mum is up a good supply of moisture. 
vigorous and 7 not be pruned too By pursuing this system - bushy plants 
. Beurré Hardy.—Fruit rather large, “oblong = may be obtained the second season; but the eul- 
tivation of this lovely plant mds not rest here. 
russet pe Flesh fine, melting, ap aromatic. Nae We ough it not to content ourselves with merely 
tember. The tree is very vigorou producing plants in 65 inch pots; for there is 
aspect, and an abundant bearer asa standard on the scarcely anything more attractive or more deine 
Pear stock, and as a pyramid or nde a wall on the able than 8 grown large specimens o this 
Quince. fine shrub. The soil most suitable for it is a 
* E et.— Fruit Med large p irg P me poin nt 85 some 2 Í for nin vat z 
sabella red on a green ne, buttery, ue attenti 
and melting; apt to lose its flavour if the fruit is not the failures e have bona Sree ma - 
gathered before it parts readily from the tree. Sep- plant. A suitable compost may be m 0 
tember. e iree X pay atid MON and very following materials, viz., one-third turfy peat, 
productive. It is to become weak on the Quince | one-third leaf-mould, and a little silver sand. 
stock, in which case ig enelling at the «c de ay be | Let these be well mixed together, but not 
earthed over, some notches being cut longitudinally in sifted ; and take care that the pots are thoroughly 
i the ew — emission i4 roots. In this way me | drained. Let us suppose that a well-grown plant 
ll be supported by its own roots, and beco is required: place the plant in a close pit early 
sinnet: in spring after being potted and pores it ina 
B eon iq ai middle-sized, roundish 5 peak of 70°; b gage tee a hence i 9 of 
oval; skin becoming yellow towards its 50° in it by night; keep up a m 
period of ma An ied 2 melting, delicious, not 8 3 y of moisture. "s dis plant rain 
1 give way at the co September and October. in a warm humid a Opere e grow 
A izorons and tive. Tow ith eugh ach encouragement Growth Gill be e Ely 
[nri pi i?  middle-sized, round dard, and lux Et AX : ; 
skin. brig changing to yellow, spotted with sns E pcs vid € Lon the Quinet, on on | the perature of the pit a few à 
ey. Flesh fine, melting, and so sugary, that after which it m. imn it hes 75? or so by night, and increase the i 
having tasted = pa al our palates found them sickly. | very yo | pot should Eg aj ^ be necessary. Keep the soil 
One of the very best Pears. September—October. The : ung, ‘ou.—This is “ Nec Plus " erately moist, will be c tly 
peus 
Beurré d' Anjou. Meuris but as vapour 
75 sd dier vigour and very productive, bearing of French cultivators. A — and most excellent rising the supply of enn to the roots must be care- 
13 dessert Pear of medium size, ripening in December. lly administered. A little weak liquid manure may 
e de >a llo.—Fruit pa easg short turbi- | In the south of England it succeeds on the Quince, | also be applied with advantage during the period of 
| rapi il flowers ir 
n brownish grey, o n ground colour, id growth, and until lowers make their appearance. 
which however is little perceptible. aen fine, very his will be the time to expose the plant gradually to 
MM good. October. ‘The tree is vigorous and à lower tempera r it is only in the climate of 
f a greenhouse or conservatory that this pla 
Ben —Fruit large, oblong-oval, skin he ering is t should be followed by a 
3 B towards wi reat esh season t; the s of moisture should be 
mà melting with an agreeable juice. October—No- gradually withheld, and this partial heck l hasten 
| the ripening and hardening of the young w n 
pee d'Angouléme.—[M. Baltet states that that has been effected let the plants be aiu ina 
some amateur members of the Société d' Horticulture —say in an intermediate house. ey. will 
de l'Aube assured him that this Pear was very good 
for stewing. | object, however, be to have them in beauty early in 
| spring , commence forcing them in November, and Zuse 
pale — zai aight 0 si "cie. zi 
* in allow sig * — 5 e, tender, and 
melting, with an moie aat d nch et juice.. No- 
vember. The tree is vigorous and bears abundantly on 
the Quince stock. 
Beurré Six—Fruit large, pyramidal; skin of a 
: led with olive green dots. Flesh 
| the previous season. Jf. 
New Plants. 
218. — e BAIKIEI, Hooker in Bot. 
"e: 
very it soon becomes 
peo It i i eec he he sapra because its fruit is 
d In 
large with a = 
hort ovate; lm and bears iL ia pto ae In the north | tha 
X the skin, enis l peels off with the it would probably require to be 8 on walls 
Pian edad ds [5 melting with an agreeable | with a warm as It is a very popular variety. r 
rcm id is, however, frequently gritty near the core. | in Lire and Belgium, where the Ne Plus Meuris of c 
Jan Tree — tely vigorous and | our collections seems entirely unknown. D Branches. Leaves in oppo- 
; but. does not take on the Quince stock. | 8 de la Cour, or Maréchal de la Deer 9 etimes nearly a span long, including the- 
e — Fruit 3 large, round; — A and N inedit ripe Janceolate, submembranaceous, entire, 
the touch, green, with fawn-coloured | October.. Van Mons, the 
