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' the espaliers give a percentage of 25 per cent, over the pyramids, 

 i although the varieties are the same, also the stock. I adopt the 

 I summer pinching on all forms in the gardens, with root-pruning 

 every second year, according to the variety. In the orchards we 

 plant standards chiefly, and allow them to grow at will all 

 through the summer, and in winter prune them simply into 

 shape, &c., and seldom root-prune. 



9. — F. EvERsoN, Upper Grove House, Roehampton. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 24 



Observations. — Fruit of ordinary merit. The examples of 

 Pitmaston Duchess and Grosse Calebasse from walls, very good ; 

 also Beurre Diel and Gansel's Bergamot. 



Exhibitor s Remarks. — Gardens exposed, sloping to the north. 

 Soil, light, mixed, on gravel subsoil. The better class of Pears 

 are grown on walls on east and west aspects. Some of 

 the trees are old and almost worn out. Those grown on 

 Pyramids on the Quince do fairly well, but are much im- 

 proved in vigour by adding to our light soil a liberal quantity 

 of good yellow loam, and rich surface dressings in the 

 summer months. The large pyramid trees here have been 

 planted upwards of HO years, and have, until recently, been 

 hard pruned on the spur system. These are now allowed 

 to retain much of the young wood of the current year's grow^th 

 at pruning time, and are thereby much improved in health, 

 and bear larger and better crops of fruit. When a tree is 

 fairly vigorous, we find it advantageous to general health and 

 fruitfulness to retain a fair quantity of the young wood as 

 branch leaders, only removing the side or lateral shoots at 

 pruning time. 



10. — John Forbes, Dover House Gardens, Roehampton. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 30 



Observations. — Examples moderately good, very well grown, 

 those of Glou Mor9eau, Pitmaston Duchess, Duchesse d'An- 

 gouleme, and Catillac specially noted. 



