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Jersey Gratioli—Yree bearer ; medium size ; occasionally gritty ; generally 

 first-rate. 



Madame Treyve — Good bearer ; large and fine; of first-rate quality. 

 Monarch (Knight's). — Irregular bearer; medium size; occasionally fine, and 

 good quality. 



Muirf owl's Egg. — Good free bearer; very hardy; medium size, and of good 

 quality. 



Xe Plus Meuris. — Free bearer ; good size ; sometimes gritty ; generally 

 good quality. 



Olivier de Sevres. — Good bearer ; medium size ; fine late variety ; excellent 

 quality. 



Passe Cohnar. — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; in good seasons of first-rate 

 quality. 



Passe Crassane. — Free bearer ; large and fine ; requires a good season. 

 Red Doyenne. — Free bearer ; medium size ; generally of good quality. 

 Souvenir du Congres. — Free bearer ; large and useful ; generally first-rate 

 quality. 



Swan's Egg. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; tree hardy ; of excellent 

 quality. 



White Doyenne' — Full bearer ; good size, and generally of good quality. 

 Ztphirin Grtgoire. — Good bearer ; medium size ; late ; excellent quality. 



The Best Twenty Orchard Pears. 

 Arranged AlpJiabetically. 



t Aston Town. — Hardy and free bearing ; small; generally of good quality. 

 Autumn Bergamot. — Good bearer; small; sometimes gritty; generally 

 good. 



f Black Achan. — Prolific ; hardy ; good size ; a favourite old variety, but 

 only second-rate. 



f *Beurri d/Amanlis. — Prolific ; tree hardy and vigorous ; large and fine ; of 

 first-rate quality. 



^Beurri de Capiaumont. — Free bearer; medium size; of moderate quality. 

 *Bcurri Diel. — Free bearer ; large size ; often gritty ; occasionally very- 

 good. 



i*Catillac. — Prolific ; large and fine ; best of stewing pears ; quality, first- 

 rate. 



f Crawford. — Very prolific ; smallish ; favourite early variety ; of moderate 

 quality. 



t Croft Castle. — Prolific ; small ; tree hardy ; a useful variety, of good 

 quality.^ 



* Doyenne d'EU. — Free bearer ; medium size ; very early ; good quality. 

 Eyewood. — Good bearer ; medium size ; excellent quality. 



iFair Maggie.— Very prolific ; hardy tree ; medium size ; a popular variety ; 

 of good quality. 



^Favourite (Clapp's). — Free bearer; good size ; good quality, 

 t* Fertility. — Prolific bearer ; good size ; excellent quality. 

 +*Haeon's Incomparable. — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; first-rate quality. 

 ^*Hessle. — A prolific and sure bearer ; moderate size ; the most popular 

 orchard pear. 



* Jargonelle. — Good bearer ; fine size ; first-rate quality. 



* Louise Bonne of Jersey. — Free bearer, large and fine, and of first-rate 



quality. 



* Marie Louise. — Free bearer; excellent size ; first-rate quality. 



t* Williams' Bon Chritien. — Very prolific ; large, and of excellent quality. 



• The twelve best varieties are marked with an asterisk, 

 f The twelve most prolific varieties are marked with a dagger. 

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