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CASSELL S POPULAR GARDENING. 



Select List of Peaks. 



Belle Julie — frr.it medium 

 size, flesh yellowish, but- 

 tery, and very juicy; 

 highly perfumed ; a valu- 

 able early sort. In use 

 October. 



Berganiotte Esperen —fruit 

 large 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. 



Beurre Giffard — fruit me- 

 dium size. One of our 

 best early sorts ; melting, 

 juicy, 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, exceedingly 

 rich, sugary, and highly- 

 flavoured. October. 



Conseilleur de la Com- — fruit 

 large, melting, and excel- 

 lent. The tree bears freely 

 on the Quince. October 

 and November. 



Dourondeau — fruit large, 

 handsome, and beautifully 

 coloured, melting, sweet, 

 and richly-flavoured. The 

 tree is a most prolific 

 bearer, and forms a fine 

 pyramid on the Quince. 

 October and November. 



Doyenne d'Alencon — 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 Cornice — fruit 

 large ; a noble sort, of ex- 

 quisite flavour. The tree 

 forms a fine pyramid, 

 and succeeds well on the 

 Quince. October and No- 

 vember. 



Doyenne Bobin — fruit me- 

 dium size; a most deli- 

 cious sort, of exquisite 

 flavour. The tree is 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 large, handsome, 

 melting, juicy, very sweet, 

 and highly perfumed. The 

 tree forms a fine pyramid 

 on the Quince, and bears 

 abundantly. October. 



Golden Beurre of Bilbao — 



fruit large ; a most beau- 

 tiful and highly-flavoured 

 sort. September to Octo- 

 ber. 



Gratioli of Jersey — fruit 

 large, melting, 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 perfumed ; a 

 first-rate hardy sort. In 

 use end of January and 

 February. 



Jargonelle — fruit large : a 

 well-known old summer 

 sort; it bears freely 

 if double-worked on the 

 Quince as standards. The 

 Pears may be eaten when 

 gathered, as they do not 

 keep long. August. 



Josephine de Marines — 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 — 

 fruit large, and very hand- 

 some, buttery, melting, 

 and finely-flavoured ; one 

 of the very best autumn 

 varieties. 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 sort ; suc- 

 ceeds well on the Quince, 

 and bears abundantly. 

 September. 



Marie Louise— fruit large, 

 melting, and exceedingly 

 richly-flavoured ; one of 

 the finest sorts known. 

 The Pear hangs long on 

 the 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. The tree 

 bears well on the Quince, 

 and forms a fine pyramid. 

 February and March. 



Pitmaston Duchesse— fruit 

 large and vei*y 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- 

 riet3 r , of exquisite flavour. 

 In use September to Oc- 

 tober. 



Thompson's— fruit medium 

 size, melting ; a delicious 

 sort, of fine musky flavour. 

 November. 



Uvedale's St. Germain — 

 a very large and excellent 

 stewing variety. It re- 

 quires to be grown on a J 

 wall. January to May. 



W i 1 1 i a ni s' 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 Nel is — fruit medium 

 size ; a delicious variety, 

 of great excellence. It 

 requires a wall either 

 of south or west aspect. 

 December and January. 



List of Hardy Free-bearixg Pears Suitable for 

 GR0^VIXG for Market Purposes. 



Alexandre Lambre (Nov. to 

 Jan. ) . 



Althorp Crasanne (Oct. to 

 Dec. ) . 



Aston Town (Oct. to Nov.). 

 Baronne de Mello (Nov.). 

 Beurre d'Amanlis (Sept.). 

 Beurre dAremberg (Dec.) 

 Beurre d'Assomption (Aug.) 

 Beurre de Capioumont 

 (Oct.). 



Beurre Cliirgeau (Nov.). 

 Beurre Diel (Nov.). 

 Bevu-re Hardy (Oct.). 

 Beurre Superfin (Sept. and 

 Oct.). 



Bishop's Thumb (Oct.). 



Brockworth Park (Oct.). 

 Broom Park (Jan.). 

 Citron des Carmes (end of 

 July). 



Doyenne Bussoch (Oct.). 

 Doyenne d'Ete" (end of 

 July). 



Duchesse d' Angoul6me(Oct 



and Nov.). 

 Eyewood (Oct.). 

 Forelle (Dec. and Jan.). 

 Hazel (Sept. and Oct.). 

 MarieLouised'Ecle (Oct.). 

 Suffolk Thorn (Oct.). 

 Swan's Egg (Nov.). 

 Yicar of Winkfield (JaD.). 



Supplementary List of Pears. 



Althorp Crasanne — Octo- 

 ber to December ; pale 

 green, with russety spots 

 on sunny side. 



Autumn Bergarnot — Octo- 

 ber ; one 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 butteiy ; 

 best on a wall. 



Beurre Eance — February 

 and May ; dark green, co- 

 vered with russety dots ; 

 very fine. 



Comte de Flandres — No- 

 vember to January ; an ex- 

 cellent Pear ; flesh yellow- 

 ish, melting, and sugary. 



Crasanne — November to 

 December; greenisl -yel- 

 low, dotted with grey- 

 russet ; very fine. 



Flemish Beauty — Septem- 

 ber ; pale yellow, almost 

 covered with brown spots. 



Gansell's Bergarnot — Octo- 

 ber to November ; green- 

 ish-yellow, covered with ' 

 reddish-brown next the 

 sun. 



General Todleben — De- J 

 cember to February ; I 



large, yellow, speckled 

 with russet. 

 Glout Morceaux — Decem- 

 ber to January; first-rate 

 — yellowish - green when 

 ripe. 



Hacon's Incomparable — 

 November to January ; 

 yellowish-green, with a 

 rich musky flavour. 



Jean de Witte — January 

 to March ; yellowish, but- 

 tery, and melting. 



Knight's Monarch— Decem- 

 ber to January; yellowish- 

 green, suffused with rus- 

 set ; very good. 



Marechal de la Cour — Oc- 

 tober ; very bright cinna- 

 mon-russet. 



Napoleon — November to 

 December ; different and 

 better than Napoleon HI. ; 

 bright green, changing as 

 it ripens to greenish-yel- 

 low. 



Ne Plus Meuris — January 

 to March ; very excellent ; 

 dull j-ellow, 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 Different-sized 

 Gardens and Particular-formed Trees. — 



At the risk of some repetition of names, we venture 



