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"Your Trained Trees are Models." 



St. Germain UvedaWs (or 



Belle Angevine) 

 Seckle 



tSOT/VENIRJDE CONGEES . . . 



•(•Thompson's 



Triomphe de Vienne . 



fVerulam (Black.JJack) 



tVicar of Winkfield, or Bon 

 Cure 

 Winter Nelis 



Zephirin Gregoire 



Jan.— Apl. Very large, for stewing only; good bearer, requires a wall on 

 . account of its enormous size. 



Oct. — Nov. Very small, of rich honied flavour ; hearing freely ; bronzy- 

 purple. 

 Sept. Enormous, juicy and melting, handsome early variety ; short- 



lived on Quince, but does well on free stock or D.G. 



Oct. — Nov. Medium, perfumed, rich and peculiar flavour ; requires a wall 

 or garden situation, one of the best flavoured of all pears ; 

 on Pear or D.G. 

 Sept. Very large, russety, of rich flavour ; handsome, free bearer ; 



of great excellence. Quince. D.G. 



Dec. — Mar. Large ; a stewing kind, which in some seasons is fit for the 

 table ; a hardy strODg grower, forming a large tree on quince. 



Dec. — Jan. Long, large, and handsome ; a stewing pear, sometimes fit for 

 the table ; heavy cropper. Quince. 



Nov. — Jan. Small, rich, and melting when well grown ; succeeds best on 

 a wall, or as Espalier or Pyramid ; must not be planted in 

 cold soils, as the tree is tender. Quince. 

 Jan. Small ; pretty fruit of very rich perfumed flavour ; bears 



freely, and forms a close Pyramid. Quince. 



Pears marked t are suitable for Standards. Most Pears succeed well as Pyramids except those that 

 grow diffusely, which are best as bushes. When Pears succeed on the Quince they fruit earlier, but are 

 generally more robust on the Pear ; too luxuriant growth may always be checked by root pruning in October. 

 Those which do not ripen in cold summers are better grown on a wall, and should not be planted in cold clay 

 soils or in the North. Purchasers stating their requirements, soil, and situation, and leaving the selection 

 to G. B. & Co., will be conscientiously dealt with. Eor root pruning hints see Cultural Notes, Post Free, 1/0. 



Trees can also be supplied of the following Pears, and grafts of many others. 



Aspasie D'Aucort — Aug. 

 Bergamot — Autumn, Sept. 

 Beurre D'Arenberg — Nov. 



D'Anjou — Nov. 



Dumont — Oct., Nov. 



Bachelier — Oct. 



Early Benoist — Aug. 

 Forelle— Oct. 

 Fondante de Cuerne— Oct. 

 Gratioli of Jersey — Oct. 

 Inconnue — Dec, Jan. 

 Idaho (American) 



Kieffer Seedling — Nov. 

 Lawson — Aug. 



Mdme. Andre Leroy — Nov.,Dec. 

 Swan's Egg. —Oct. 

 Triomphe de Jodoigne— Oct., 

 Nov. 



NEW PETJITS. 



Note. — Where " New " is placed to any fruits it should be understood that the varieties are fresh to this 

 locality, or have recently come in notice ; they may have been known elsewhere for many years. 



G. B. & Co. are open to purchase any desirable Fruit or other Novelties. Sample Fruits with particulars 

 of Tree and culture should be submitted. 



PEOFITABLE MAEKET PEAES. 



The following are grown in quantities, being good cropping orchard kinds, but not worthy of a place 

 among choice Garden Pears. Others for market culture marked t iu general list. 



Standards and Feathered Trees. Prices, 100 or 1,000 on application. 

 Beurre de Capiaumont. | Fertility. | Hessle, or Hazel. 



SELECT EIEST-CLASS PEAES AND HINTS ON GATHEEING 



In their order of ripening at Maidstone. Their "season" varies considerably, and is governed by locality 

 and the weather. Early Pears are best when gathered before they part readily from the tree, and laid up 

 for a few days ; in the later kinds the season may be prolonged by gathering the south side of the tree a 

 week before the rest of the crop. Pears which ripen after Christmas must be allowed to hang on the trees 

 as late as possible, and the trees should be assisted by liberal summer mulchings to form fully developed fruit. 

 Every care should be taken not to store any bird-pecked or bruised fruit, and at all times they ought to be 

 delicately handled and kept in a cool dark place. The Pear is the Queen of Hardy Fruits, and no pains 

 should be spared to secure them in the best possible condition, 



