GROUP I.- — SOUTHERN COUNTIES — KENT. 



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whole time ; very trying for fruit trees not watered thoroughly. 

 The soil in this neighbourhood is adapted for Pear growing, 

 provided the roots are prevented from going down to the 

 subsoil, and the trees are judiciously pruned. 



11. — A. J. Thomas, Sittingbourne. 

 Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 52 



Observations. — A most meritorious exhibition, the examples 

 of nearly every variety being of remarkable excellence, large and 

 highly coloured, that of Louise Bonne of Jersey, grown on a 

 bush tree on the Quince, being very large and extremely hand- 

 some. These were mostly grown on pyramid and bush trees on 

 the Quince stock. The following were specially noteworthy, 

 viz. : Louise Bonne of Jersey ; Beurre Clairgeau, very bright ; 

 JJuchesse d'Angouleme, bright scarlet on the exposed side ; 

 Pitmaston Duchess, very large ; Beurre Superfin ; Conseiller de 

 la Cour ; Laure de Glymes ; Beurre Diel, very large ; Jeisey 

 Gratioli ; Doyenne du Comice ; Josephine de Malines ; Beurre 

 Sterckmans ; Madame Treyve. 



Varieties of Pears suited to Kent, 



Selected by 

 George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone. 

 T. Bunyard, Ashford. 

 C. Davis, Mote Park Gardens, Maidstone. 

 W. Divers, Wierton House Gardens, Maidstone. 

 W. EoGERs, Ashford. 

 T. W. Sanders, The Firs, Lee. 

 R. Smith, Kenward Gardens, Maidstone. 





No. of Times 

 Selected. 





No. of Times 

 Selected. 



July and August. 





Williams's Bon 







Chretien 



1 



Jargonelle 



6 







Beurr6 Giffard 



8 



September. 





Doyenne d'Ete 



3 







Citron des Carmes 



2 



Williams's Bon 





Lammas 



1 



Chretien 



6 



St. Swithin 



1 



Beurre d'Amanlis 



3 



Souvenir du Con- 





Madame Treyve 



2 



gres 



1 



Beurre Giffard 



1 



