124 THE MINIATXJRE FETJIT GAEDEN 



Golden Transparent, the three seedlings and the original 

 lasting from August to October ; these are in no wise 

 inferior in flavoui; to the prototype, the greengage, and, 

 indeed, excel it in size and beauty. The Early Prolific, 

 a seedling from the Precoce de Tours, also exhibits a 

 tendency to reproduce itself. I have raised many seed- 

 lings from this variety which dififer little from the 

 parent. The Late Prolific is almost identical, but ripens 

 three weeks later. The ' Curlew,' raised from the 

 ' Diampnd/ is alike in colour and' size, but is exceed- 

 ingly good for the table as well as the kitchen, and 

 ripens from ten to twelve days earlier. The ' Monarch,' 

 a seedling from the ' Autumn Compote,' in no way 

 resembles the parent, being very large, of a deep purple 

 colour, and round rather than oval. The ' Grand Duke,' 

 also a seedling froni the ' Autumn Compote,' is oval 

 and very large, deep purple in colour, and ripens from 

 two to three weeks after the original. 



Certain races of pears are inclined to reproduction, 

 the Louise Beurre of Jersey belonging to this class ; 

 the seedlings Magnate and Princess both originated 

 from this -variety, of which they continue the special 

 characteristics — the Magnate ripeniug in November, 

 and the Princess in December, both bearing strong 

 evidence of their origin. The Beurre de Capiaumont 

 is wildly erratic, the Beurre d'Aremberg is tolerably 

 persistent, and the Passe Colmar produces seedlings 

 which hardly vary save in season. There is one im- 

 portant rule to follow in raising seedlings, and that is to 



