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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Best Twenty Dessert Peaks. 



Arranged in the usual Order of Succession. 



Boyenni d'EU. — Free bearer ; good quality ; the best very early pear. 

 ■X* Jargonelle. — An old favourite variety, and thrives well generally. 



* Williams'' Bon ChrUien. — A sure bearer, and a useful autumn variety. 

 Hessle. — A very hardy and prolific variety, and one of the best orchard 



pears. 



i*Beurr4 d'Amanlis. — Very free bearing ; large and handsome ; of good 

 quality. 



Pitmaston Buchess. — A good bearer ; large, and of excellent quality. 

 -\'*Louise Bonne of Jersey. — A prolific bearer; hardy, and first-rate. 



"^Boyenni du Cornice. — Free bearing ; large and fine, and of good quality. 

 t*ili(2rie Louise. — Does well generally ; fine size, and of the highest quality. 

 TJiompson^s.—A. moderate bearer ; of first-rate quality. 

 Beurr6 Biel. — A prolific variety ; large ; but often gritty at the core. 

 '^Beurri Bosc— Good bearer ; large and fine ; first-rate. 

 "^Beurre d'' Aremherg. — Very prolific; medium size; generally very good. 



* Winter Nelis. — Good bearer ; small ; but of first-rate quality. 

 ■f^Hacon^s Licomparahle. — Very hardy ; prolific, and generally first-rate. 



Napoleon. — Free bearer, and in most seasons an excellent pear. 

 '^Glou Morceau. — Prolific ; keeps long in use, and generally first-rate. 

 Josephine de Malines. — Medium size, and in good seasons first-rate. 

 f '^Easter Beurre. — Free bearer; hardy; sometimes gritty, but generally 

 first-rate. 



Beurre Bance. — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; in good seasons excellent. 



The Next Best Thirty Dessert Pears. 



Arranged Alphabetically. 



Autumn Bergamot. — Free bearer ; small ; tree hardy ; generally good 

 quality. 



Autumn Nelis. — Good bearer ; small ; early ; of first-rate quality. 

 Bergamot d'Esperen. —Good bearer ; medium size ; late ; and generally 

 first-rate. 



Beurri Bachelier. — Moderate bearer ; large ; requires a good season. 

 Beurre de Capiaumont. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; useful ; not first- 

 rate quality. 



Beurri Hardy.— Good bearer ; fine size, and generally of good quality. 

 Beurre Supej'fin. — Good heSuYev; large and fine; first-rate quality. 

 Brown Sewrre. —Moderate bearer; sometimes gritty at the core; in good 

 seasons first-rate. 



Colmar d'Ete. — Prolific bearer ; a very good early pear ; excellent quality. 

 Count de Lamy. — Good bearer ; medium size, and generally of fine quality. 

 BiLchesse d' Angouleme. — Moderate bearer ; large, and occasionally first- 

 rate. 



Bunmore. — Free bearer ; medium size ; generally excellent quality. 

 Favourite {Clapp's). — Free bearer; fine size; excellent quality. 

 Fertility. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; fine quality. 



Flemish Beauty. — Free bearer; tree hardy; good size; sometimes first- 

 rate. 



Fondante d'Automne. — Moderate bearer ; medium size ; first-rate quality. 

 GanseVs Bergamot. — Good bearer ; nice size ; sometimes gritty ; excellent 

 flavour, 



* The twelve best varieties are marked with an asterisk, 

 t The six test varieties are marked with a dagger. 



