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Jersey Gratioli. — Free bearer ; medium size ; occasionally gritty ; generally 

 first-rate. 



Madame Treyve.— Good bearer ; large and fine ; of first-rate quality. 

 Monarch [KnighVs). — Irregular bearer; medium size; occasionally fine, and 

 good quality. 



MtiirfoivVs Egg. — Good free bearer ; very hardy ; medium size, and of good 

 quality. 



Ne Plus Meuris. — Free bearer ; good size ; sometimes gritty ; generally 

 good quality. 



Olivier de Sevres. — Good bearer ; medium size ; fine late variety ; excellent 

 quality. 



Passe Colmar. — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; in good seasons of first-rate 

 quality. 



Passe Crassane. — Free bearer ; large and fine ; requires a good season. 

 Bed Doyenni. — Free bearer ; medium size ; generally of good quality. 

 Souvenir du Congres. — Free bearer ; large and useful ; generally first-rate 

 quality. 



Swanks Egg. — Prolific bearer ; medium size ; tree hardy ; of excellent 

 quality. 



White Doyenni — Full bearer ; good size, and generally of good quality. 

 Ziphirin Gr^goire. — Good bearer ; medium size ; late ; excellent quality. 



The Best Twenty Obchard Pears. 

 Arranged Alphabetically. 



\ Aston Town.— 'KdiXdj and free bearing ; small; generally of good quality. 

 Autumn Bergamot. — Good bearer ; small ; sometimes gritty ; generally 

 good. 



■\Black Achan. — Prolific ; hardy ; good size ; a favourite old variety, but 

 only second-rate. 



^'^Beurri d'Amanlis. — Prolific ; tree hardy and vigorous ; large and fine ; of 

 first-rate quality. 



■fBeiLrrd de Capiaumoyit. — Free bearer ; medium size ; of moderate quality. 

 *Beurrd Diet. — Free bearer ; large size ; often gritty ; occasionally very 

 good. 



■f*Catillac. — Prolific ; large and fine ; best of stewing pears ; quality, first- 

 rate. 



■fCrawford. — Very prolific ; smallish ; favourite early variety ; of moderate 

 quality. 



\Groft Cas^Ze.— Prolific ; small; tree hardy; a useful variety, of good 

 quality.^ 



* Doyenne d'Eti.—'Fvee bearer ; medium size ; very early ; good quality. 

 Eyewood.— Good bearer ; medium size ; excellent quality. 



•\Fair Maggie.— Yerj prolific ; hardy tree ; medium size ; a popular variety ; 

 of good quality. 



*Favourite (Clapp's). — Free bearer; good size ; good quality. 

 •\*Fertility. — Prolific bearer ; good size ; excellent quality. 

 i*Hacon's Incomparahle.- — Prolific bearer ; fine size ; first-rate quality. 

 ^*Hessle. — A prolific and sure bearer ; moderate size ; the most popular 

 orchard pear. 



Jargonelle. — Good bearer ; fine size ; first-rate quality. 

 *Louise Bonne of Jersey. — Free bearer, large and fine, and of first-rate 

 quality. 



* Marie Louise. — Free bearer; excellent size ; first-rate quality. 

 Williams' Bon Chretien. — Very prolific ; large, and of excellent quality. 



» The twelve best varieties are marked with an asterisk, 

 t The twelve most prolific varieties are marked with a dagger. 

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