GEOUP II.— EASTERN COUNTIES —SUFFOLK. 



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This part of Suffolk cannot at the present time be said to 

 be a Pear country, fruit orchards in general having a solitary 

 Pear tree in one corner or so ; but, otherwise, many situations 

 and soils, the latter are very variable, could be found 

 that would grow many of the best marketable and home dessert 

 varieties. 



2. — James Sheppard, Gardener to J. Berners, Esq., 

 Wolverstone Park, Ipswich. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited 24 



Ohsenations. — Examples large and good, those of Doyenne 

 du Cornice, Glou Mor9eau, Josephine de Malines, Huy she's 

 Bergamot, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, GanseFs 

 Bergamot, and Easter Beurr6 noted as very fine. 



Exhibitor s lloiiarlcs. — Grown on west wall and pyramids. 

 Soil, light loam, on sandy gravel. Pears that ripen up to the 

 end of the year do very well on bushes, pyramids, or espaliers ; 

 but the late kinds, except in very favoured localities, require the 

 aid of a wall and a good aspect to mature them properly, be- 

 sides which, they should be allowed to remain on the trees as 

 long as they will hang and are safe from frosts. The best stock 

 for all small trees is the Quince, but for walls the Pear is the 

 most suitable, especially on light soils, in which the Quince 

 suffers from drought. 



Varieties of Pears suited to Suffolk, 



Selected by 



G. Palmer, Drinkstone Park Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds. 

 J. Sheppard, Wolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich. 





No. of Times 

 Selected. 





No. of Times 

 Selected. 



July and August. 





September, 





Citron des Carmes 



2 



Autumn Nelis 



2 



Doyenne d'Ete 



2 



Hessel 



2 



Jargonelle 



2 



Williams's Bon 





Beurre Giffard 



1 



Chretien 



2 



