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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 

 bearer. 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 

 Town is an old but' 



Fig. 668. — Pear Des Deux Sceurs. 



Fig. 669. — Pear Marie Guise. 



now somewhat rare variety of the highest quality; it ripens 

 in September, and is one of the greatest bearers. 



