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word of caution is necessary as regards the selection of varieties ; much dis- 

 appointment and loss will be experienced by indiscriminate planting. I may 

 say at once that it is useless to plant those varieties which are known to be 

 weak and poor growers. When subjected to restriction, as they naturally are 

 under this system, in time they absolutely refuse to grow at all. Therefore in 

 selecting cordon trees be careful to order those varieties only that are known to 

 be of good constitution and free growth, and amongst them I may enumerate 

 the following as being suitable for this purpose, and also as affording a supply of 

 first quality dessert fruits from August to Easter. These varieties are also well 

 adapted for growing on walls as horizontal or fan-trained trees. 



Varieties for Walls 



August. — Beacon, Doyenne d'EU, *Beurre Giffard, *Clap;fi's Favourite, Gregoire 

 Bordillon, ^Jargonelle, Souvenir du Congres. 



September. — * Williams' Bon Chrdtien, *Beurrd d'Atnanlis, Beurre superfin, 

 Brockworth Park, *Fondante d'Autonine, *Triomphe de Vienne, Madame Treyve, 

 Marguerite Marillat. 



October. — Bergamotte Hamburg, * Beurre Bosc, Beurrd Capiauniont, Beurrd Fou- 

 queray, * Beurre Hardy, ^Beurre Brown, *Co!nte de La?ny, Doyenni Boussoch, Gratioli 

 of Jersey, '''Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise d'Uccle, *Pitmaston Duchess, *Seckle, 

 Magnate. 



November. — Durondeau, Baronne de Mello, Beurrd Clairgeau, ^Conference, 

 *Doyennd du Cornice, Hacoris Incomparable, '''Marie Louise, *Tho7npson's, Van Mons 

 Uon Le Clerc, '''Duchesse d'AngouUme, *La France. 



December. — *Beurre d'Anjou, Beurri d' Arenberg, Beurre Bachelier, *Beurri de 

 Jonghe, Chaumontel, '''Doyenne d'Alengon, *Glou Morceau, KnigMs Monarch, *Marie 

 Benoist, * Winter Nelis, * Beurre Diel. 



January. — *Nouvelle Fulvie, *Beurre Sterckmatts, '''Easter Beurre', Jean de Witte, 

 *Z> Lectier, President Barabe, Vicar of Winkfield, Zephirin Grdgoire. 



February. — Marie Guisse, Duchesse de Bordeaux, '''Olivier de Serres, '''Passe 

 Crassane, '''Nee Plus Meuris, Beurre Perran. 



March to May. — '''Bergamotte Esperen, '''Betirrd Ranee, '''Josephine de Malines, 

 Anna Nelis. 



Where it is desired to have a limited collection, those varieties marked with 

 an asterisk should be grown. 



THE PEAR IN THE OPEN 



By GEORGE BUNYARD 



Under orchard culture only a few varieties of pears are suitable for 

 market. It is in the cultivated garden that they are valuable for dessert and 

 culinary purposes by reason of their long season. They can be grown as 

 standards in the outer garden above the coarse vegetables, or as pyramids 

 and bushes upon the Quince stock by the sides of the garden paths planted 

 from 6 to 12 feet apart, but the fruits attain perfection when grown upon walls 

 facing all points but the north. Some prefer pear trees as fan-trained or 

 horizontally trained espaliers upon the Free or Pear stock, planted 15 feet apart. 



