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equally udaphil for tbeir several aspects; In shallow, 

 gravelly, or chalky soils, pilars on pear stocks are to 

 be preferred for walls. 



It is almost useless to i)laiit dessert pears against 

 north or north-east walls, as the fruit, irnless in very 

 warm seasons, is generally deficient in flavor. The 

 only varieties that offer the least chance of success, 

 and that only in a warm climate with a dry soil, are 

 Marie Louise, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and Beurre 

 Superfin. It is far better to plant against such as- 

 pects baking or stewing pears, such as Catillac, Bel- 

 lissime d'lliver, and Leon le Clere de Laval ; the 

 Vicar of Winkfield is also a good north wall pear — it 

 bears well and stews well. In the north the finer 

 sorts of i:)eai-8 must be cultivated on south walls. 



In recommending pears on quince stocks as py- 

 ramidal trees for cold soils and situations, even in the 

 far north, I may appear theoretical ; l>ut from my 

 own experience, in some very eokl and clayey soils in 

 this neighborhood, I feel sanguine as to the result, 

 for I have observed in my frequent visits to the pear 

 gardens of France that many sorts are often too 

 ripe. Now, this is just the tendency we require. In 

 our cold and moist I'liniate, nuist certainly, pean; will 

 not get too r/j>i\ more especially in the north of Eng- 

 land and Scotland. Some years since I received a 

 letter from a coirespondent living in a hilly part of 

 Dcrliysliire, from which I give an extract : — " I have 

 tried I'eurre Die!, Beurre de Capiaumont, Marie 

 Lciuisc, and Williams's Hon Chretien, on pear stocks, 

 all ol' which hear well as standards, Init tiieir fruit 

 doen nol come to perleetion — always reiiiaiuing quite 



