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3. Cox's Pomona. October and November. Compact grower. Also 



good for cooking. 



4. King of the Pippins. See above. 



5. Cox's Orange. See above. 



0. Blenheim Orange. November to January. Strong grower. An 

 excellent Apple ; also cooking fairly well ; but slow in coming into 

 bearing. 



7. Gascoyne's Scarlet. December and January. Strong grower. It 

 may also be used earlier in the year for cooking. 



Almost all Eating Apples cook fairly well before they are quite ripe, 



PEARS. 



Pears may be planted at distances advised for Apples of medium 

 growth ; they prefer strong soil. 



PEARS FOR EATING. 



I. — VARIETIES SUITABLE FOR BUSHES. 



1. Williams's Bon Chretien. September. Medium grower. Will 



not keep long. 



2. Louise Bonne of Jersey. October. Compact grower. Excellent 



flavour; very juicy. 



3. Marie Louise d'Uccle. October. Compact grower. Wonderfully 



fertile. Fair flavour. 



4. Beurr6 Hardy. October and November. Strong grower. Excellent 



flavour and quality ; very sweet. 



o. Pitmaston Duchess. October and November. The largest of all. 

 Very strong grower. Fair Uavour. Very good stewed. 



<5. Comte de Lamy. October. Free grower. Small, but very fertile, 

 and of delicious flavour. 



7. Durondeau. October and November. Medium grower. Very juicy ; 



brisk sub-acid flavour. 



8. Doyenn6 du Cornice. October and November. See Wall Pears. 



May be grown as a bush in warm situations. 



9. Emile d'Heyst. November. Strong grower. Very juicy and of 



excellent quality and flavour. A very fine pear, and a good bearer. 



10. Josephine de Malines. January. Free grower. May be grown 

 as a bush in the South, elsewhere on walls. 



Note. — As a rule Pears are not very profitable for cottagers and 

 small farmers to grow, but if they are required the above are very good. 

 Fertility is a very free-bearing September market Pear of medium growth. 



