GARDENING FoR ALL. 117 
Marie Louise, Easter Beurré, Beurré d’Amanlis, Knight's. 
Monarch, Gansel’s Bergamot, Bergamot d’Esperen, Brown 
Beurré, and Beurré Perran. 
For a wall facing west :—-Williams’ Bon Chretien, 
Doyenne du Comice, Beurré Diel, Marechal de la Cour, 
Louise Bonne de Jersey, Beurré, Clairgeau, Beurré Giffard, 
Beurré d’Amanlis, and Josephéne de Malines, are good 
varieties. I have not mentioned Jargonelle because it is so. 
well known, and succeeds so well in almost any position. 
Many pears are spoiled through being improperly 
gathered ; they are pulled from the tree either too soon or 
are allowed to remain on too long. If plucked too soon the 
fruit shrivels before it ripens ; if left too long on the tree some 
varieties become utterly worthless ; Jargonelle and Williams’ 
Bon Chretien are familiar examples of the latter case, 
Williams’ being dry and juiceless and the Jargonelles 
decayed in the centre. 
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be properly gathered, Roots tied up to save them from injury 
viz. :—by raising, with whilst workmen get under the ball of the 
the hand, each fruit tree to sever the tap-roots C.C.G. 
from the perpendicular 
(or natural) position to the horizontal; and if the fruit is quite 
fit to gather it will part easily from the tree at the junction 
between the stalk and branch. If the fruit does not then 
part freely from the tree it is much better to wait a few 
days. 
In order to prolong the season of pears, it is recommended 
to make two or three gatherings from each tree, which proves 
a great advantage ; removing each fruit as it arrives at the 
stage of ripeness as advised above. 
