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LIST OF PEARS. 



17. Williams's Bonchretien ; this is a very 

 juicy fine pear; is a good bearer, and ripens 

 about September. 



18. Swan's Egg ; this pear is too generally 

 known to require much comment ; it is of an 

 egg shape, and of a brownish green colour ; it 

 is a melting pear, full of very fine flavoured 

 juice, and one of the greatest bearers in cultiva- 

 tion ; it is ripe in November, and is good at 

 Christmas. 



19. Paddington or Tarling ; this pear is much 

 esteemed for its long keeping ; it is a handsome 

 fruit of a yellowish colour when ripe ; it is good 

 from March till the end of May — best suited for 

 the wall. 



20. Golden Buerre ; this is a fine fruit, full 

 of very fine juice, with melting flesh ; it is in per- 

 fection about November, and is a general bearer 

 against a wall. 



21. Bishop's Thumb; this pear will do well 

 for wall or standards ; it is a long brown fruit, 

 large towards the eye, and tapering towards the 

 stalk ; it is a great bearer, and is good in Decem- 

 ber. 



