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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Best Twenty Dessert Pears. 



Arranged in the usual Order of Succession. 



Doyenne" d'EU. — Free bearer ; good quality ; the best very early pear, 

 f* Jargonelle. — An old favourite variety, and thrives well generally. 



* Williams' Bon Chrdtien. — A sure bearer, and a useful autumn variety. 

 Hessle. — A very hardy and prolific variety, and one of the best orchard 



pears. 



\*Bcurrd d'Amanlis. — Very free bearing; large and handsome; of good 

 quality. 



Pitmaston Duchess. — A good bearer ; large, and of excellent quality. • 

 f*Louise Bonne of Jersey. — A prolific bearer; hardy, and first-rate. 



*Doyennd du Cornice. — Free bearing ; large and fine, and of good quality. 

 i*Marie Louise. — Does well generally ; fine size, and of the highest quality. 



Tlvompson's. — A moderate bearer ; of first-rate quality. 



Beurrd Diel. — A prolific variety ; large ; but often gritty at the core. 



* Beurrd Bosc. — Good bearer ; large and fine ; first-rate. 



* Beurrd d 1 Aremberg.— Very prolific ; medium size ; generally very good. 



* Winter Nelis. — Good bearer ; small ; but of first-rate quality. 

 ]*Hacon's Incomparable. — Very hardy ; prolific, and generally first-rate. 



Napoleon. — Free bearer, and in most seasons an excellent pear. 

 *Glou Morceau. — Prolific ; keeps long in use, and generally first-rate. 

 Josephine de Malines. — Medium size, and in good seasons first-rate. 

 f*Easter Beurrd. — Free bearer ; hardy ; sometimes gritty, but generally 

 first-rate. 



Beurrd Rancc. — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; in good seasons excellent. 



The Next Best Thirty Dessert Pears. 



Arranged Alpliabctically. 



Autumn Bergamot. — Free bearer ; small ; tree hardy ; generally good 

 quality. 



Autumn Nelis. — Good bearer ; small ; early ; of first-rate quality. 

 Bergamot d'Esperen.— Good bearer; medium size; late; and generally 

 first-rate. 



Beurrd Bachelicr. — Moderate bearer ; large ; requires a good season. 

 Beurrd de Capiaumonl. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; useful ; not first- 

 rate quality. 



Beurrd Hardy.— Good bearer ; fine size, and generally of good quality. 

 Beurrd Superfin. — Good bearer ; large and fine ; first-rate quality. 

 Brown Beurrd.— Moderate bearer; sometimes gritty at the core; in good 

 seasons first-rate. 



Colmar d'Etd. — Prolific bearer ; a very good early pear ; excellent quality. 

 Count de Lamy. — Good bearer ; medium size, and generally of fine quality. 

 Duchesse d" 1 ' Angouleme. — Moderate bearer ; large, and occasionally first- 

 rate. 



Dunmore. — Free bearer ; medium size ; generally excellent quality. 

 Favourite (Clapp's). — Free bearer; fine size; excellent quality. 

 Fertility. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; fine quality. 

 Flemish Beauty.— Free bearer; tree hardy; good size; sometimes first- 

 rate. 



Fondante d'Automne. — Moderate bearer ; medium size ; first-rate quality. 

 GanseVs Bergamot. — Good bearer ; nice size ; sometimes gritty ; excellent 

 flavour. 



* The twelve best varieties are marked with an asterisk, 

 t The six test varieties are marked with a dagger. 



