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GROUP II.— EASTERN COUNTIES. 



LINCOLNSHIRE, 



Exhihitor. 



1. — J. McKelvie, Gardener to Colonel Reeve, Leadenham 

 House, Grantliaro. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 30 



Observations. — Examples of moderate quality, mostly grown on 

 pyramids. Those of Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Diel, Thompson's, 

 Gansel's Bergamot, Bergamote d'Esperen, chiefly noted. 



Exhibitor's iif?»/n7is.— Situation, fairly well sheltered. Soil, a 

 heavy loam ; subsoil, clay. The fruit sent are from wall-trained 

 pyramid, cordon and standard trees. The Avail and standard 

 trees are on the Pear stock, the others on the Quince. 

 We always take the breast w^ood off the wall trees about the 

 end of July, and off the pyramids in August. 



Varieties of Pears suited to Lincolnshire, 



Selected by 



J. McKelvie, Leadenham House Gardens, Grantham. 



July and August. 



Doyenne d'Ete 

 J argonelle 



Beurr^ de TAssomption 



September. 



Beurre d'Amanlis 

 Williams's Bon Chretien 

 Fondante d'Automne 



October. 



Autumn Bergamot 

 Beurre Capiaumont 



Gansel's Bergamot 

 Beurre Superfin 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey 

 Seckle 



November, 



Brown Beurre 

 Napoleon 



Doyenne du Comice 

 Duchesse d'Angouleme 

 Beurre Clairgeau 

 Marie Louise 



December. 



Glou Mor9eau 



