30 (PEAES) GEOEGE BUNYAED & CO.'S FKtJIT CATALOGtJE. 



DESSERT PEARS. 



G. B. <$• Co. reserve the right to charge higher for specially selected examples or new sorts. 



Kentish Tall Orchard Standards or Half Standards, on Pear each 1/6 to 



Standards, fan-trained, according to size, on Pear 



Yearlings, Dwarfs, or Maidens, on Pear or Quince Stocks, per doz., 10/0. 



Dwarfs, fan trained (sorts limited) on Pear and Quince 



Bush Trees on Quince , 



Dwarfs, horizontally trained (Fig. 6) with two tiers 3/6, or three 



extra sized fruiting trees to 8 tiers 



Dwarfs, trained, three-branched (Toasting-forks) with buds 



two branched (Pitch-forks), 1/6, if trained with buds 



Pyramids, on Pear or Quince, two years 



fruiting trees, with bloom buds 



Cordons, single, one year 1/0, or per doz. 10/0; older trees, set buds or 



new sorts 



Cordons, double, trained T shape, young, 1/6 ; or fruiting, Fig. 3) 



*Large fruiting trees, in pots, for cool Orchard House culture (see Index) . . 



Dwarfs double grafted, on Quince, one year old, 1/6 larger 



Amateur Standards on Quince, set with fruit buds on stem (Fig. 14) .... 



Nearly all Pears can be supplied on Pear or free Stock. The sorts that can be supplied on the best Quince 

 Stock, as Cordons, Dwarfs, Espaliers, and Pyramids, are noted. By the use of the Quince Stock a heavy crop on 

 small trees can be ensured. Pyramids frequently bear when not more than two feet high, and by judicious mulching 

 the fruit is handsome, large, and more highly flavoured than when grown upon a icall. At the Chiswick Conference 

 the Pears from trees upon Quince Stock were much the finest. Trees " on Pear or free slock " are best for chalky 

 and gravel soils. 



Garden Pear culture sometimes fails because the roots are not properly pruned and regulated, a matter 

 of the greatest moment in any fruit cultivation. The roots should always be kept near the surface, except 

 upon sandy soils, and root pruning must be rigorously carried out in October Pears upon Quince should 

 always be planted so that the j unction is below the surface. See Cultural Notes, 1/0, poBt free. 



* Pot Trees are not sent carriage paid. 

 D.G. — Double-Grafted Trees, are smaller for value than others. 1 year, 1/6 ; 2 years, 2/6. 



Alexandre Lambre 



tAston Town (Summer Cre 

 san) 

 Baron Leroy 



Baronne de Mello 



fBeacon [Rivers) 



tBelle Julie 



tBellissime d'Hiver 



Bergamotte d'Esperen . . . 



Beuebe Alexandre Lucas. 



Beurre d'Avalon, Glas- 

 tonbury, or Benedictine 



Beurre Baltet Pere 



Nov. 

 Sept. 

 Nov. 



Oct. 



Aug. 

 Oct.— Nov. 

 Dec. — Jan. 

 Jan. — Apl. 



Oct.— Nov. 

 Oct.— Nov. 



Nov. 



Medium, profuse bearer, melting-, of rich delicate flavour, 



succeeding as Pyramid ; first-class. Quince. 

 Small, an old variety, of first-class quality, bearing in clusters ; 



makes a large Standard. Quince. 

 Large, new, not yet fruited ; a good grower on quince ; highly 



spoken of in Belgium as a fine bearer; of good quality. 



Dwarfs, 1/6 ; older, 2/6, 5/0. 

 Small, russety, of great excellence ; a good bearer and grower ; 



pretty Pyramid or Cordon. Quince. 

 A small useful early Pear, of good flavour ; very prolific. 



Makes a small close tree on quince. 

 Small, very productive, one of the best flavoured; fine on 



quince ; sweet, juicy, and refreshing. 

 Large, a stewing or baking pear, fine as a Pyramid on quince ; 



desirable for the kitchen ; good bearer. 

 Medium, good bearer ; requires a wall ; succeeds on quince ; 



should be carefully thinned, as it bears in clusters. No use 



North or in cold soils. 

 Large and handsome ; hardy and delicious ; valuable for 



exhibition. Quince. 

 Large, of the Brown Beurre race, but larger and with more 



shouldered fruit, most delicious, melting and juicy, possess- 

 ing a peculiarly pleasant aroma ; from Glastonbury, where 



it is local ; grows slowly on quince. Dwarfs, 1/6 ; older, 



3/6, 5/0. 

 Large, finely coloured, turbinate fruit, melting, of very rich 



juicy flavour ; splendid ; bears freely, but grows slowly on 



quince. 



