INTEODUCTIOX. 



5 



January to March, 6 raiUtics. — Bergamote cVEsperen, 

 Beurre Sterckmaus, BeiuTe de Jonglie, Doyenne 

 d'Alencou, Easter BeiuTe, Olivier des Serres. 



Selection of caricties suited fur Orchard cultivation, not exceeding 

 12. — Alexandre Lambre, Beacon, Belle Julie, Benrre 

 d'Amanlis, Beurre Bosc. Beurre Diel, Jersey Gratioli, Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Marie Louise d'Uccle, Xec 

 Plus Meuris, AVilliams's Bon Chretien. 



Selection of Stewing Pears, 4 varieties. — Bellissime d'Hiver, 

 Catillac, Gilogil, Uvedale's St. Germain. 



" General Beinarks, as to Modes of Cultivation, Pruning, Stocks, d'c. 



" The collection of Pears in the Society's Garden are cultivated 

 mostly as Pyramids on the Quince stock. The young growing 

 shoots are regularly pinched during the summer, so that little 

 pruning is required in winter. Very little root-praning is 

 practised or found necessary." 



Example of Card, jilled up. 



"Doyenne du Comice. 

 Season ... ... ... ... November. 



Average Fertilitg ... ... Moderate. 



Stock... ... ... ... Quince. 



Descripjtion of Tree ... ... Pyramid." 



The responses to the invitation thus issued proved of the 

 most satisfactory character, the number of Pears sent in for 

 exhibition being far greater than anticipated, the Exhibition 

 being not only great in extent, but in all respects a truly repre- 

 sentative collection of nearly every variety of Pear known and 

 cultivated in this country, the earlier varieties, long past in 

 the southern districts, being received from the north in excellent 

 condition. The arrangement followed was that of groupiug the 

 various collections of each county and district together, thus 

 facilitating means of comparison, and illustrating at a glance the 

 general character of the produce of different parts of the 

 country. 



The following table shows the number of Exhibitors in the 

 United Kingdom to have been 167, and the number of dishes or 

 separate lots of Pears to have amounted to 6,269, exclusive of 

 those h'om Erance, which proved of great interest for purposes 

 of comparison. 



