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CLIBRANS’ LIST OF FRUITS, 1909-10. 
Peaches — continued. 
483 Princess of Wales (9), one of the largest and most richly flavoured 
peaches ; delicate cream coloured ; a good hearer, forces well. 
490 Royal George (9), large, very pale, speckled and marbled red, juicy, 
rich and highly flavoured ; a good hearer. 
491 Sea Eagle (9-10), very large, pale lemon, with deep red sun cheek ; 
rich and vinous ; forces well. 
493 Stirling Castle (9), a very hardy medium-size peach, with pale skin 
marbled red ; melting, very juicy and rich ; the best of all for a wall. 
494 Thos. Rivers (9), F.C.C., R.H.S. A large round peach with a bright 
red cheek, ripening at the end of September. Flesh firm, juicy, 
and of good flavour ; a remarkably heavy fruit ; freestone ; forces 
well, and with heat attains great size and very deep colour. 
495 Violet Hative or English Galande (9), large pale skinned, with a dark red 
cheek ; rich, melting, and juicy ; forces well ; succeeds Grosso 
Mignonne. 
498 Walburton Admirable (910), large, pale yellow-green, with crimson 
cheek ; tender delicate flesh of highest flavour. 
499 Waterloo (7), of large size, pale green, with a bright red cheek ; flesh 
firm ; tender, and of delicious flavour ; bears carriage well. 
PEARS. 
A well drained loam of good depth suits most pears. Trees on the Quince 
stock require a fertile soil ; on the Pear stock a rich soil is often dangerous, 
especially when loose in texture, as it produces an exuberant growth of, wood. 
The Quince being a dwarfing stock bearing nearly the same relation to the 
Pear that the Paradise stock does to the Apple, there is not the same 
tendency to make wood as there is on the Pear stock, consequently Pears 
worked on the former may produce splendid fruit when quite young. 
For hints on planting, etc., see pages io to 12. 
A number of Pears when grafted on the Quince stock will often bear a 
a year or two after planting, at the same time not taking up more r ® olu 
than the Currant or Gooseberry bush. Almost all the fruits should be 
gathered before being quite ripe. Many Pears are spoiled if allowed to 
hang too long. Many sorts do equally well on the Pear as on the Quince, 
and produce results in the quality of the fruit equal to that of the Quince 
worked. 
CORDON TRAINING.— This style of training the Pear is 
commendable. The places against which trees are planted, walls, etc., are 
much more quickly filled and by a greater variety. The trees should be 
on Quince stock. The distance to plant apart should be about 2 feet, which 
will allow sufficient space for air and light, whereas if a greater distance is 
given more root room is the consequence, hence, too much wood without 
the necessary fruit spurs on side wood. Upright cordons should be planted 
if a wall over 12 or 15 feet is to be covered, but for lower walls, trellises, 
etc., oblique shaped trees at an angle of about 50° or less for lower 
structures. This object is to check the sap and confine the tree. 
