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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



The following are Dessert kinds that succeed admirably as 



standards on good soils : Beacon makes a good tree, and crops 



freely ; when the Pears are 

 ripe in August, the tree is very 

 effective, most of the fruit being 

 highly coloured. Belle Julie is 

 not a very handsome or a large 

 fruit, but the. tree is a free 

 bearer, and the fruit of very 

 pleasing flavour. Beurre d'Aman- 

 lis is excellent in flavour, and 

 quickly develops into a large, 

 spreading tree on good soil. 

 Clapp's Favourite is a tremendous 

 cropper on standard trees, and 

 is much improved in flavour 

 when in an open situation. 

 Colmar d'Ete is another great 

 bearer ; the fruit is small but 

 of exquisite quality. Dr. Jules 

 Guyot is, like the last-named, 

 a September Pear, but large, 

 handsome, and a continuous 

 beargr. Durondeau makes a 

 splendid and fruitful tree, and 

 should always be selected. Eye- 

 wood Bergamot is another really 



first-rate variety, being hardy, strong, and a great bearer ; its 



delicious fruit is ready about November. Elton is a September 



or October variety ; the 



tree is hardy and vigorous, 



and the fruit of rich 



flavour. Louise Bonne de 



Jersey and Marie Louise 



d'Uccle are two October* 



varieties, and are heavy 



bearers of large, handsome 



fruit. On warm soils Ne 



Plus Meuris is a desirable 



variety as a standard, fruit- 

 ing freely, and ripening 



in February. The delicious 



little Seckle is a most pro- 

 ductive variety, and well 



worth planting. Aston ^^ m 



Town is an old but FrG ' 669, ~ Pear Marie Gu ise. 



now somewhat rare variety of the highest quality; it ripens 



in September, and is one of the greatest bearers. 



Fig. 668.— Pear Des Deux Sceurs. 



