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GEOUP III.— MIDLAND COUNTIES— SOUTH. 



BEDFORDSHIRE. 



Exliibitor. 



1. — Thomas Laxton, Girtford, Bedford. 



Number of Varieties Exliibited ... ... ... ... 64 



Observations. — A very interesting collection, containing several 

 old varieties. Examples small, mostly grown on pyramids on 

 tlie Quince. The following were noted : Louise Bonne of Jersey, 

 Forelle, Beurre Clairgeau, Beurre de Capiaumont, Pitmaston 

 Duchess, and some samples of the Old Warden stewing Pear. 



Exhibitor s Bern arks. —The light, hot lands of north-east Beds, 

 especially in the valleys, are unfavom-able to the fertility of most 

 Pears, except where shelter against spring frosts can be secured. 

 Louise Bonne de Jersey is the most reliable of all good Pears, 

 Beurre de Capiaumont, Marechal de la Cour, Citron des Carmes, 

 Beurre Superfin, Autumn Bergamot, and Bergamote Esperen 

 are also generally reliable sorts for the open. Those on the 

 Quince stock are usually more fertile. Souvenir du Congr^s, 

 Madame Treyve, Marie Louise d'Uccle, and Kieffer Seedling seem 

 promising sorts. Beurre de I'Assomption and Van Mons Leon 

 Leclerc in such a situation as Girtford have never fruited, 

 although root -pruned. 



Varieties of Pears suited to Bedfordshirej 



Selected by 



Thomas Laxton, Bedford. 



Jiihj and August. 



Souvenir du Congr^s 

 Williams's Bon Chretien 



Citron des Carmes 

 Doyenne d'Ete 

 Jargonelle 



October. 



Madame Treyve 



September. 



Beurre Superfin 

 Doyenne Boussoch 

 Fondante d'Autome 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey 



