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GEOUP IV.— MIDLAND COUNTIES— NORTH. 

 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



Exhibitors. 



1. — Michael Gleeson, Clumber Gardens, Worksop. 



Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 45 



Observations. — Examples very fine, large, and well grown, 

 those of Duchesse d'Angouleme, General Tottleben, Marie Louise, 

 Marie Louise d'Uccle, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Beurre Hardy, 

 Easter Beurre, and Josephine de Malines, from walls, specially 

 noted. 



Exhibitors Remarlis. — Situation, sheltered by large trees. 

 Soil, sandy throughout. More than one-half of the varieties sent 

 were gathered off the walls, grown on young trees from about 15 

 to 20 years old, grafted on Pear stocks, trained horizontal, and 

 fan-shaped. The remainder were grown on pyramids on the 

 Quince stock, planted on borders in the kitchen garden, open to 

 the south, and are not so satisfactor3^ The kinds that succeed 

 best so ]Dlanted, in favourable seasons, are Beurre Clairgeau, 

 Clapp's Favourite, Anna Nelis, Souvenir Trepi, General Tottle- 

 ben, and Zephirin Gregoire. On the walls, Colmar d'Aremberg, 

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

 Duchesse d'Angouleme, Winter Nelis, Nec Plus Meuris, Calebasse, 

 and Easter Beurre seldom fail to give a crop. The soil here is 

 a poor sandy loam, with sand subsoil, and very dry, in consequence 

 of which it is necessary to mulch heavily and give frequent 

 waterings of liquid manure. " Beeson's Blood Manure " has 

 been tried for the first time this season, with the result that the 

 wall trees upon which it was applied proved to be the best. Two 

 liberal dressings of it were given. Beurre Hardy being a robust 

 grower, experience has shown that severe root-pruning is 

 beneficial to it. 



2. — W. Newton, Hillside, Newark. 

 Number of Varieties Exhibited ... ... ... ... 89 



Observations. — Examples of fair average merit. Those of 



