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CASSELL'S POPULAR GAJIDENING. 



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Belle Julie— fruit medium 

 size, flesh yellowish, but- 

 tery, and very juicy ; 

 highly perfumed ; a valu- 

 able early sort. In use 

 October. 



Bergamotte Esperen —fruit 

 lar^ge and handsome ; a 

 most valuable late sort 

 and richly-flavoured. The 

 tree is a great and con- 

 stant bearer, and succeeds 

 ■well' on the Quince. It 

 ought to be grown on the 

 wall. In use February or 

 March. 



Beurre Benoit — fruit large 

 and handsome ; a most 

 delicious sort. It de- 

 serves a wall either south 

 or west aspect. Septem- 

 ber and October. 



BeulTe Gilfard— fruit me- 

 dium size. One of our 

 best early sorts ; melting, 

 JTiicy, and perfumed. Au- 

 gust. 



Catillac — fruit large. One 

 of the best stewing sorts, 

 and bears freely as a 

 standard. December to 

 April, 



Comte de Lamy— fruit me- 

 dium size, exceeding'ly 

 rich, sugary, and highly- 

 flaypured. October. 



Conseilleur de la Cour — fruit 

 large, melting, and excel- 



' lent. The tree bears freely 

 on the Quince. October 

 and November. 



Dourondeau — fmit large, 

 handsome, and beautifully 

 coloured, melting, sweet, 

 and richly-flavoured. The 

 tree is a most proliflc 

 bearer, and forms a flue 

 pyramid on the Quince. 

 October and November. 



Doyenne d' Alen^on— fruit 

 medium size, flesh melt- 

 ing, and rich ; a very va- 

 luable late sort. The tree 

 is a good grower, and 

 bears abundantly, Decem- 

 ber to March. 



Doyenne du Comice— fruit 

 large ; a noble sort, of ex- 

 quisite flavour. The tree 

 forma a fine pyramid, 

 and succeeds well on the 

 Quince. October and No- 

 vember. 



Doyenne Bobin— fruit me- 

 i^um size; a most deli- 

 cious sort, of exquisite 

 flavour. The tree ia a 

 great bearer, and forms a 

 fine pyramid. October 

 and November. 



Easter Beurre — fruit large, 

 buttery, melting, highly 

 flavoured. It requires to 

 be grown on the wall, and 

 remain on the tree till the 

 end of October. In use 

 January to March, 



Fondante d'Automne— 

 fruit la^e, handsome, 

 melting, juicy, very sweet, 

 and highly perfumed. The 

 tree forms a tine pyramid 

 on the Quince, and bears 

 abundantly. October. 



Golden Beurre of Bilbao — 



OF Pears. 

 fruit large ; a most beau- 

 tiful and highly-flavoured 

 sort. September to Octo- 

 ber. 



Gratioli of Jersey — fruit 

 large, meltii^, juicy, very 

 sweet, and highly - fla- 

 voured; a very valuable 

 autumn sort. October. 



Huyshe's Prince Consort — 

 fruit large, melting, very 

 juicy, and deliciously fla- 

 voured ; a remarkably 

 fine sort ; succeeds well 

 on the Quince, End of 

 November. 



L'Inconnue (Van Mons) — 

 fruit medium size, melt- 

 ing, very juicy, rich, and 

 pleasantly permmed ; a 

 first-rate bardy sort. In 

 use end of January and 

 Eebruary. 



Jargonelle — fruit large ; a 

 well-known old summer 

 sort ; it bears freely 

 if double- worked on the 

 Quince as standxirds. The 

 Pears may he eaten when 

 gathered, as they do not 

 keep long. August. 



Josephine de Malines— fruit 

 medium size ; a most de- 

 licious variety. The tree 

 is hardy and prolific ; 

 grown on the Quince ; a 

 valuable late variety. 

 February and March. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey — 

 fniit laige, and very hand- 

 some, buttery, melting, 

 and finely-flavoured ; one 

 of the very best autumn 

 viurieties. The tree forms 

 a good pyramid, succeeds 

 well on the Quince, and 

 is a great bearer. October. 



Madame Treyve — fruit 

 large, handsome, melting, 

 and richly-flavoured ; a 

 valuable early sorb ; suc- 

 ceeds well on the Quince, 

 and beajTs abundantly, 

 September. 



Marie Louise— fruit large, 

 melting, and exceedingly 

 richly-flavoured ; one of 

 the finest sorts known. 

 The Pear hangs long on 

 tbe tree ; by gathering at 

 different times, this valu- 

 able variety may be had 

 from October till the mid- 

 dle of November. 



Mary — fruit large, and very 

 handsome, melting, juicy, 

 and very highly-flavoured. 

 This variety deserves to 

 be well known; a most 

 delicious variety, and a 

 good bearer. October to 

 November. 



Olivier de Serres— fruit me- 

 dium size, flesh buttery, 

 sweet, and vinous ; a good 

 late variety. Tbe tree 

 bears well on the Quince, 

 and forms a fine pyramid. 

 February and Marcb. 



Pitmaston Duchesse— fruit 

 large and very handsome, 

 of the finest quality. The 

 tree is a strong grower, 

 and forms a handsome 

 pyramid on the Quince 



a very valuable variety. 

 October and November. 



St. Michel Archange — 

 fruit large; a noble va- 

 riety, of exquisite flavour. 

 In use September to Oc- 

 tober. 



Thompson's — fruit medium 

 size, melting ; a delicious 

 sort, of flne musky flavour, 

 November. 



TJvedale's St. Germain— 

 a very large and excellent 

 stewmg variety. It re- 

 quires to be grown on a 

 wall, January to May. 



Williams' Bonchretien— 

 fruit large, melting, and 

 juicy, with a rich flavour, 

 and powerful aroma. The 

 tree grows well on the 

 Quince, and bears abun- 

 dantly ; a well-known va- 

 riety. August and Sept- 

 ember. 



"Winter Nelis— fruit medium 

 size ; a delicious variety, 

 of great excellence. It 

 requires a wall either 

 of south or west aspect. 

 December and January, 



List of Hakdy Free-bearing Pears Suitable foe 

 Growikg fob Market Purposes. 



Alexandre Lambre (Nov. to 



Jan,). 

 Althorp Crasanne (Oct. to 



Dec). 

 Aston Town (Oct. to Nov.), 

 Baronue de Mello (Nov.), 

 BeuiTe d'Amaulis (Sept.). 

 Beurre d'Aremberg (Dec.) 

 Beurre d'Assomption (Aug.) 

 Beurre de Capioumont 



(Oct.). 

 Beurre CUixgeau (Nov.). 

 Beurre Diel (Nov.). 

 Beurre Hardy (Oct.). 

 Beurre Superfin (Sept. and 



Oct.). 

 Bishop's Thumb (Oct.). 



Brockworth Park (Oct.), 

 Broom Park (Jan.), 

 Citron des Carmes (end of 



July). 

 Dqyenne Bussoch (Oct.). 

 Doyenne d'jStd (end of 



July). 

 Duchesse d' Angouleme(Oct 



and NovJ.- 

 Eyewood (Oct.). 

 Forelle (Dec. and Jan.). 

 Hazel (Sept. and Oct.), 

 MaiieLouised'Ecle (Oct.). 

 Suffolk Thorn (Oct.), 

 Swan's Egg (Nov.), 

 Vicar of Winkfleld (Jan.). 



Supplementary List op Pears. 



Althorp Crasanne — Octo- 

 ber to December ; pale 

 green, with russety spots 

 on sunny side. 



Autumn Bergamot — Octo- 

 ber ; on^ of our oldest and 

 very best Pears. 



Beurre Bachelier — Decem- 

 ber ; large, handsome, and 

 of fair quality. 



Beurre Bosc— October and 

 November ; flesh white, 

 melting, and buttery ; 

 best on a wall. 



Beurre Bance — February 

 and May ; dark green, co- 

 vered with russety dots ; 

 very fine. 



Comte de Flandres — No- 

 vember to January ; an ex- 

 cellent Pear; fleshyellow- 

 ish, melting, and sugary. 



Crasanne — November to 

 December ; greenisl -yel- 

 low, dotted with gtey- 

 russet; very flne. 



Flemish Beauty — Septem- 

 ber ; pale yellow, almost 

 covered with brown spots. 



Gansell's Bergamot— Octo- 

 ber to November ; green- 

 ish-yellow, covered with 

 reddish-brown "next the 

 sun. 



General Todleben — De- 

 cember to February ; 



large, yellow, speckled 

 with russet. 



Grlout Morceaux — Decem- 

 ber to January; first-rate 

 — yellowiah - green when 

 ripe. 



Hacon's Incomparable — 

 November to January ; 

 yellowish-green, with a 

 rich musky flavour. 



Jean de "Witte — Jan^iary 

 to March ; yellowish, but- 

 tery, and melting. 



Knight's Monarch— Decem- 

 ber to January; yellowish- 

 green, suffused with rus- 

 set ; very good. 



Marfechal de la Cour— Oc- 

 tober ; very bright cinna- 

 mon-russet. 



Napoleon — November to 

 December ; different and 

 better tban Napoleon III. ; 

 bright green, changing as 

 it ripens to greenish-yel- 

 low. 



Ne Plus Meuris— January 

 to March ; very excellent ; 

 dull yellow, overlaid with 

 russet. 



Swan's Egg— October ; one 

 of the finest, old variety. 



Urbaniste— October ; a deli- 

 cious Pear; flesh white, 

 melting, and tender. 



Selection of Pears for BifTerent-sized 

 Gardens and Particular-formed Trees. — 

 At the risk of some repetition of names, we venture 



