AUDIT OF PEAKS SELECTED. 



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Marie Louise stands at the head of the Hst as the most 

 popular Pear, having been selected 98 times out of a possible 

 100. Louise Bonne of Jersey is second favourite, having 

 received 87 votes, closely followed by Williams's Bon Chretien 

 for the third place, 8G votes. Of those exhibited at the 

 Conference, Beurre Diel heads the list, 194 dishes of this variety 

 having been staged, Marie Louise coming second, 155 dishes, 

 and Louise Bonne of Jersey third, 132 dishes. 



Amongst Pears suited for Orchard Culture, the popular 

 variety is Williams's Bon Chretien, this having been selected 50 

 times ; and, secondly, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 46 times ; Beurre 

 de Capiaumont third, 38 times ; and of Stewing Pears, Catillac, 

 Uvedale's St. Germain, and Bellissime d'Hiver secured the 

 highest number of votes respectively. 



It may be noted that of the old-fashioned Pears, if we except 

 the Jargonelle and Hessel, scarcely any of the others have 

 merited a place, even for orchard cultivation ; such varieties may 

 therefore be considered as worthless and should be discarded. 



