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but regular crops of fine fruit. An important point in Pear 

 culture is mulching the surface, as moisture is kept in, and the 

 roots are encouraged to rise. Watering with the hose is very 

 beneficial in dry seasons, as the district is hilly and the drainage 

 very good. 



15. — W. Shepherd, Gardener to W. C. Cazalet, Esq., Green- 



hurst Capel, Dorking. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 64 



Observations. — Examples very good, well grown. The 

 following were noted : Marie Louise d'Uccle, Souvenir du 

 Oongres, Beurre d'Anjou, Beurre Sterckmans, and Belle d'Ecully. 



Exhibitor's Remarks. — Situation, facing north ; high aspect. 

 Soil, marl of Sussex clay, very poor and heavy ; subsoil, clay. 

 All our Pears here are grown on the Cordon system on the 

 Quince stock, and are kept closely pruned. 



16. — T. Taylor, Gardener to James McIntosh, Esq., Duneevan, 



Wey bridge. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 21 



Observations. — Fruit in general, moderately good, the examples 

 of Beurre Hardy, from pyramid on Quince, very fi]ie, and those of 

 Forelle, on Quince, remarkably highly coloured. Some very fine 

 fruit of Doyenne du Comice and Beurre Sterckmans, from the 

 Quince, were also shown. 



Exhibitor s Remarks. — ^Situation, slightly sheltered ; aspect 

 north-west. Soil, hght ; subsoil, cold wet sand. Every second 

 year the trees upon the Quince stock are partty root-pruned by 

 opening a trench 2 feet 6 inches from the stem, the roots are lifted, 

 and heavy loam added, which is made firm and then well mulched 

 on surface. Pruning is generally done in summer. The most 

 of the trees are always very full of blossom, yet owing to the 

 cold subsoil and late spring frost the blossom very frequently 

 gets all destroyed. Stocks, mostly Quince. 



