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use from November to January. Of American 

 origin, and, so far as it has been tried in Bri- 

 tain, likely to become a great acquisition, as it 

 is both handsome and productive. 



Compte de Flandre. — Size very large ; quality 

 excellent, melting ; of Belgian origin. In use 

 during December. Tree hardy, succeeding well 

 on the quince stock, and trained either as a stan- 

 dard or pyramid, but in most places deserving 

 a wall. 



Delice de Jodoigne (Bouvier). — Size large ; 

 quality good ; an excellent autumn pear. In 

 use during November. Tree very hardy, suc- 

 ceeding well on the quince, and trained as a 

 pyramid. 



De Spoelberg. — Size medium ; quality good ; 

 flavour rich and melting. In use in November. 

 Tree hardy, succeeding on the quince double 

 wrought, either as a standard or wall. Synonym 

 — Vicomte de Spoelberg. 



Dr Bouvier (Van Mons).' — Size large; quality 

 excellent. In use in February and March. 

 Tree hardy; inclined to put out thorns; suc- 

 ceeds well as a standard, and if double wrought 

 on the quince. 



Doyenne d'Effay. — Size medium ; quality ex- 

 cellent ; melting; form obovate. In use in 

 November. This excellent pear succeeds on 

 the quince, and makes a handsome pyramid. 



Doyenne, Goubault. — Size large; quality excel- 

 lent, as are all the Doyennes. In use from 

 January to April. Tree very hardy, succeeding 

 well on the quince as a standard in most places. 



Doyenne nouveau. — Size medium ; quality ex- 

 cellent ; flesh tender and juicy ; form obovate. 

 In use in April. Very productive when wrought 

 on the quince and trained as a pyramid. 



Drapiez. — Size medium ; quality excellent ; 

 form obovate. In use in October. A very ex- 

 cellent autumn fruit, especially as it succeeds as 

 a dwarf standard on the quince stock. 



Eliza d'Heyst (Esperen). — Size medium; qua- 

 lity excellent. In use in March and April. 

 Tree tender, requiring a warm soil and situa- 

 tion. On the quince, if double wrought, it suc- 

 ceeds well, but requires the protection of a wall 

 in Britain. 



Fondante de Char mensier.— Size large; quality 

 excellent. In use in December. Remarkable 

 for its productiveness as well as fine quality. 



Frederick de Wurtemberg. — Size large ; qua- 

 lity excellent; flesh juicy and melting; colour 

 deep yellow when ripe, with dashes of red crim- 

 son next the sun. In use in September and 

 October. Tree hardy, and bears early, even as 

 a standard. One of Dr Van Mons' excellent 

 pears, deserving of general cultivation. 



Grand soleil (Esperen). — Size large ; quality 

 excellent ; flesh half-melting. In use from De- 

 cember to March. Tree tender, requiring a 

 wall in most situations. Not adapted to the 

 generality of Scotland. 



Josephine de Malines (Esperen). — Of this pear 

 Mr Rivers gives the following high descrip- 

 tion : " This very fine late pear seems to be of 

 the Passe Colmar race, for it has much resem- 

 blance to that well-known variety in its pointed 

 leaves, the size and form of its fruit, and gene- 

 ral habit. It grows freely on the quince, and 

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bears well as a pyramid, even when grafted on 

 the pear stock, but deserves a wall in the cool 

 and moist parts of England. Its season [but 

 who, Mr Rivers very justly remarks, can tell 

 the ripening season of pears, when Ne plus 

 meuris ripened this season in November'.'] is 

 from March to the end of April, and its flavour 

 is, I think, the highest and most agreeable of 

 any pear known, being, at the same time, per- 

 fectly melting and juicy." 



Paquency.— Size medium; quality excellent; 

 flesh melting; sweet, with a rich perfume; form 

 obovate; colour dull yellow, slightly marked 

 with russet. An excellent French pear, suc- 

 ceeding on the quince and trained as a pyramid. 

 In use during October and November. 



Saint Aubin sur Riga, — Size large ; quality 

 excellent ; flesh melting, tender ; flavour rich. 

 A New Jersey pear of much excellence either 

 as a wall or standard. In use in January and 

 February. 



Suffolk thorn. — Size medium ; quality good ; 

 flesh melting ; flavour partaking of Gansal's 

 Bergamotte, from which it is a seedling; form 

 roundish. In use in October. Forms a hardy 

 tree when wrought on the quince stock. 



KITCHEN PEARS. 



Bellisime d'Hiver. — Colour brown and red; 

 form roundish ; size large. In use from Novem- 

 ber till April. Quality first-rate. This is one 

 of our best stewing-pears. An abundant bearer, 

 and succeeds in favourable situations as a stan- 

 dard. Synonyms — Teton de Venus, De Bur, 

 Belle Noisette. 



Belmont. — Colour pale yellowish brown ; 

 form obovate ; size large. In use during No- 

 vember. Quality good. An excellent bearer, 

 and succeeds in most gardens as a standard. 



Bergamot, Easter. — Colour pale green; form 

 obovate; size medium. In use during March 

 and April. One of our best culinary pears. 

 Keeps well, retains its juice, and if properly 

 ripened is not liable to shrivel. Succeeds as a 

 standard only in favourable situations ; requires 

 a wall in most parts of Scotland and the north 

 of England. Synonyms— Robert's keeping, Pad- 

 dington, Bergamotte d'Eiver, Bergamotte de 

 Bugi, Bergamotte de Paques, Bergamotte de Tou- 

 louse, Winter Bergamot, Terling, Royal Tairlon. 



Bezid'Heri. — Colour greenish yellow; form 

 roundish; size medium. In use from October 

 to January. An excellent bearer, and much 

 esteemed for culinary purposes. Succeeds as a 

 standard in ordinary good situations, but re- 

 quires a wall in cold upland places. Synonyms 

 — De Bordeaux, Bezi royal. 



Bon Chretien, Flemish. — Colour yellowish 

 brown ; form obovate ; size medium. In use 

 from November to March. A great bearer as a 

 standard in the southern counties of England, 

 rarely so succeeding in most of Scotland. Syno- 

 nyms — Bon Chretien Turc, Bon Chretien nouvelle. 



Catillac. — Colour brownish yellow and red; 

 form turbinate; size large In use from Decem- 

 ber to April. Succeeds well as a dwarf standard 

 trained quenouille in the south of England, re- 

 quiring a wall in the north, and throughout 

 Scotland generally. Much esteemed as a culi- 



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