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yellow, of good shape, and fairly rich flavour, indispensable for 

 exhibition ; October and November. Souvenir du Congres, a 

 very large, handsome variety, of first-class flavour; August. All 

 the above answer admirably as cordon or any other form of 

 trained trees planted against a wall, and are free bearers of 

 large, handsome fruit, suited for exhibition. To have the fruit 

 thoroughly developed, all deformed or badly-placed fruit should 

 be pulled off while small, taking care not to over-crop, and 



feeding the bearing trees 

 occasionally with diluted 

 liquid manure or some of 

 the prepared manures adver- 

 tised. 



The following are smaller 

 varieties of excellent quality 

 succeeding on cordon or 

 trained trees. Baronne de 

 Mello, a delicious November 

 Pear, a great bearer. Beurre 

 Giffard; a rich flavoured 

 variety, ready for use early 

 in August. Beurre" d'Amanlis, 

 large under good culture, of 

 excellent flavour, and a free 

 bearer ; September and Oc- 

 tober. Beurre Goubault, an 

 enormous cropper and of 

 good flavour ; September. 

 Doyenne d'Ete, a delicious 

 little variety ; ripe in July, 

 and should always be eaten 

 from the tree, for if kept 

 a few days the fruit is 

 mealy in taste. Fondante 

 d'Automne, a very fine Oc- 

 tober Pear of the highest 

 quality, and a heavy cropper. 

 Jargonelle, a delicious variety 

 in its season, but not suitable to grow as a cordon. 

 Josephine de Malines, one of the most valuable Pears. The 

 tree bears most profusely in all forms, and the fruit is rich 

 and late, generally in use about February or March. 

 Knight's Monarch is first rate on many soils, and is in 

 use at the same time as the last-named. Seckle is an 

 exquisite little variety, but more suited for bush or' standard 

 trees. Thompson's (Fig. 663) is a grand variety when against 

 a warm wall, the flavour being very rich and distinct ; 

 November. Winter Nelis is a valuable mid-winter variety ; 



Fig. 665. — Pear Leon Leclerc. 



