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rock. Our Pears are small this season, many having been root- 

 pruned last year. As a rule they do well here as pyramids on 

 llie Pear stock. 



8. — Joseph Eust, Eridge Castle Gardens, Tunbridge Wells. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 36 



Ohservations. — Examples fairly good. Those of Doyenne du 

 Cornice, Van Mons Leon Leclerc, Doyenne d'Alen9on, Beurre 

 Clairgeau, Marie Louise, Beurre Diel, and Beurre Hardy very fine. 



F.rJnbitors Rernarhs. — Situation, 400 feet above sea-level, and 

 but little sheltered. Soil, stiff loam ; subsoil, gravel. Our Pears 

 are mostly grown on the Quince stock. Very little pruning is 

 required, simply thinning out the branches where croAvded. The 

 trees are mulched in summer, and the ground is never dug in 

 winter, surface rooting being encouraged. 



Varieties of Pears suited to Sussex, 



Selected by 



J. Andeeson, Kowfant, Crawley. 



G. M. Beeese, Petworth Park. 



E. BuEBUEY, Castle Gardens, Arundel. 



J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley. 



S. FoED, Leonardslee Gardens, Horsham. 



J. EusT, Eridge Gardens, Tunbridge Wells. 



No. of Times 

 Selected. 



No. of Times 

 Selected. 



July and Auf^ust. 



September. 



Jargonelle 

 Beurre Giffard 

 Citron des Carmes 

 Clapp's Favourite 

 Doyenne d'Ete 

 Williams's Bon 



5 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 



Beurre d'Amanlis 

 Williams's Bon 



5 



Chretien 

 Souvenir du Con- 



4 



Chretien 

 Souvenir du Con- 



2 



gres 



Beurre Superfin 

 Brockworth Park 



3 

 1 



gres 



1 



(Bonne d'Ezee) 

 Flemish Beauty 



1 

 1 



