PEAE 



HABDY FBUIT GARDEN 



PEAB 1067 



medium, roundish, pale yellowish-green 

 and brown, more or less heavily spotted 

 and marked with russet. 



The tree forms a handsome and fruit- 

 ful pyramid on the Quince stock, and 

 also succeeds well as a standard. It does 

 not, however, always fruit freely on the 

 Pear stock. 



Jargonelle. — A well-known Pear, ripe 

 in August, with a rich, very juicy and 

 vinous flavour. Fruit large, oblong 

 obovoid, smooth, greenish-yellow, flushed 

 with brownish-red on the sunny side. 



The tree is a strong, healthy, and 

 vigorous grower, with droopiag shoots. 

 It succeeds well as a, standard, and also 

 makes a grand pyramid. In northern 

 parts it requires the protection of a wall, 

 but in many southern districts the fruit 

 lacks flavour from trees thus grown. 



Jersey Gratioli. — A juicy, sweet and 

 highly flavoured Pear of the best quality, 

 ripe in October. Fruit above medium 

 size, roundish obovoid, greenish-yellow, 

 studded with large, rough, russety spots, 

 and flushed with pale brown on the sunny 

 side. 



The tree is very hardy and vigorous 

 and succeeds and fruits freely as a stan- 

 dard. It is suitable for market gardening 

 and orchards. 



Josephine de Malines. — This melting, 

 rich, juicy, and deliciously flavoured Pear 

 is considered to be one of the finest grown. 

 The medium-sized fruit is in use from Jan- 

 uary till March, yellow in colour, tinged 

 with green on the shaded side, and red on 

 the sunny side, the whole surface being 

 covered with large russety dots. 



The tree is hardy, vigorous, but some- 

 what straggling in growth, and a heavy 

 cropper. In the south it may be grown 

 as a bush or pyramid, but in the north it 

 requires a wall. The trees should nearly 

 always be double grafted (see p. 57). 



Louise Bonne of Jersey. — A handsome 

 juicy Pear of excellent flavour, ripe in 

 October. Fruit medium, oblong obovoid, 

 smooth, yellow on the shaded side, but 

 crimson next the sun, dotted with crimson 

 and russet. 



The tree forms a good pyramid or bush 

 on the Quince stock and usually bears 

 well. In the north and cold localities it 

 should be grown on a wall. A good 

 variety for market, as it is not only 

 beautifully coloured and highly flavoured, 

 but in extra good seasons produces excep- 

 tionally fine crops. 



Madame Treyve. — A handsome, melt- 

 ing and richly flavoured Pear, ripe from 

 the middle of September. Fruit large, 

 bluntly obovoid, sometimes a little 

 irregular in outline, greenish - yellow, 

 changing to pale yellow on the shaded 

 side, but bright vermilion-crimson on the 

 side next the sun, and dotted vidth grey- 

 russet. 



The tree forms medium-sized pyramids 

 and also good standards on the Quince 

 stock, and is useful for orchards and mar- 

 ket gardens. 

 • Marechal (or Conseiller) de Cour. — A 

 deliciously flavoured and highly per- 

 fumed Pear, ripe from the end of October. 

 Fruit large, oblong obovoid, slightly wavy 

 in outline, heavily covered with cinnamon- 

 russet, with here and there a little pale 

 yellow showing through. 



The tree is hardy, free growing, and a 

 heavy cropper. It forms fine pyramids 

 on the Quince stock, and is equally good 

 as a standard. 



Marie Benoist. — A rich juicy Pear 

 with a, briskly perfumed flavour, fit for 

 use in January and February. Fruit 

 large, obovoid, irregular in outline, heavily 

 covered with brown russet and mottled 

 with yellowish-green. 



The tree is a medium grower, but a 

 heavy cropper, and makes a good cordon 

 against walls in the north, or a small 

 pyramid or bush on the Quince stock in 

 the south. 



Marie Louise. — One of the finest and 

 most richly flavoured Pears, ripe in Octo- 

 ber and November. Fruit large, oblong 

 obovoid, smooth pale green, becoming yel- 

 low witii maturity, and marked with thin 

 brown russet. 



The tree is hardy and free growing, 

 and when grown against a wall produces 

 one of the finest Pears known. It also 

 succeeds as a standard and large pyramid, 

 but the fruit from these is somewhat 

 smaller, though often of a better flavour 

 than on walls. The trees are often double- 

 grafted, and unfortunately while they are 

 usually covered with a mass of blossom 

 in spring, they do not always bear good 

 crops. 



Marie Louise d'Uccle. — A juicy and 

 richly flavoured Pear, ripe in the middle 

 of October. Fruit rather large and hand- 

 some, obovoid, coated with pale cinnamon- 

 russet. 



The tree grows vigorously on the 

 Quince stock and makes a very good bush 



