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Ohser cations. — Examples fairly well grown ; Beurre Bachelier, 

 Van Mons Leon Leclerc, and Ducbesse d'Angouleme very 

 good. ( ~- ■ 



2. — William Ingram, Belvoir Castle Gardens, Grantham. 



Number of A^arieties Exbibited 50 



Observations. — -An extremely mteresting contribution. All 

 the examples clear, well grown, and characteristic. The 

 following were noted : Ducbesse d'Angouleme, Glou Mor9eau, 

 Knight's Monarch, Madame Treyve, Conseiller de la Cour, 

 Pitmaston Duchess, Hnysbe's Victoria, Bergamote d'Esperen, 

 Passe Crassane, Beurre Superfin, British Queen, Marie Louise, 

 Beurre Buisson, and Beurre Ranee. 



Exhibitors' Bemarks. — Situation, sheltered from the west by 

 woods ; altitude, 327 feet above sea-level. Soil, modified clay. 

 Borders paved, and loamy soil added, which is of a strongly 

 ferruginous character, derived from the middle lias. Subsoil, pure 

 clay. Pyramids grow freely, but seldom bear satisfactorily, owing 

 to spring frosts. The trained trees on walls (12 to 14 feet) on eacli 

 aspect bear well and produce good crops. Fruit generally late. 

 Both Pear and Quince stocks are used, and both branch and root 

 pruning is necessary. 



Varieties of Pears saited to Leicestershire, 



Selected by 

 W. Ingram, Belvoir Castle Gardens, Grantham. 



July and August. 



Doyenne d'Ete 



Jargonelle 



Jolimont 



September. 



Citron des Carmes 

 Poire Peche 



William's Bon Chretien 



October. 



Beurre d'Amanlis 

 ,, d'Automne 

 Boussoch 



Buerre Superfin 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey 

 Welbeck Bergamot 



November. 



Beurre Hardy 



Supreme 

 ,, Van Marum 

 British Queen 

 Dunmore 

 Marie Louise 



December, 



Beurre d'Anjou 



