Daniels Bros., Norwich , Autumn , 1895. 
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SELECT PEARS. 
Oun Pears are mostly worked on the ordinary pear stock, we can, however, supply several of the best varieties in dwarfs on the quince 
stock, and shall be happy to furnish a list of these if requested. 
Dwarfs or Bushes in fine variety 
Dwarf Trained 
Pyramids 
Standards 
„ Trained 
... per doz. 10s. 6d. ; each Is. 
... ... per doz. 37s. 6d. ; each 3s. Gd. to 5s. 
... per doz. 21s. to 54s. ; each 2s. to 5s. 
per doz. 18s., 21s. and 24s. ; each Is. 6d. to 2s. Gd. 
... ... ... ... ... each 5s. 
PEAR, PITMASTON- DUCHES8E. 
General List. 
Alexandre Lambre. Medium-sized fruit, with sweet per- 
fumed juice, but only considered of second quality. Dec. 
Beurre d’Amanlis. Fruit large, one of the best early 
pears. Sept. 
Beurre d’Aremberg. A highly flavoured rich juicy pear, 
of medium size. Dec. and Jan. 
Beurre de Capiaumont. A good hardy variety, succeeds 
well as a standard, and is a great bearer. 
Beurre Clairgeau. A large handsome pear, of second rate 
quality. Nov. 
Beurre Diel. Fruit very large from wall trees, but smaller 
from standards. A hardy and vigorous variety of first-rate 
quality. Oct. and Nov. 
Beurre Giffard. Medium-sized fruit, early and of first-rate 
quality. Aug. 
Beurre Banco. A valuable late dessert pear; an excellent 
bearer. Feb. to May. 
Beurre Superfin. One of the best pears in cultivation ; 
fruit large, very handsome, and of splendid quality. Sept, 
and Oct. 
Brockworth Park. Large and useful variety ; hardy. Sept. 
Catillac. Fruit large ; one of the best stewing pears ; does 
not succeed well as a pyramid or standard unless well 
sheltered, but is first-class for a wall. Dec. to April. 
Conseiller de la Cour. Fruit large, one of the finest pears 
in cultivation. Oct. and Nov. 
Chaumontel. A large and exceedingly useful pear of fine 
quality ; free, hardy, vigorous, and an abundant bearer. 
Nov. to Mar. 
Clapp’s Favorite. A medium-sized good early pear. Aug. 
Doyenne d’Ete. Small handsome fruit, sweet and juicy; a 
very good early variety. July and Aug. 
Doyenne du Comice. Fruit large and of first-rate quality ; 
a healthy grower and a good bearer. Oct. and Nov. 
Doyenne Boussoch. A large handsome pear of good quality. 
Sept, and Oct. 
Duehesse d’Angouleme. A large and excellent pear, 
but to be of first-rate quality must be well ripened. 
Oct. and Nov. 
Durondeau. A large handsome pear of first-rate quality. 
Oct. and Nov. 
Easter Beurre. A splendid pear, of large size and first-rate 
quality ; hardy and a good bearer. Jan. to March. 
Gansel’s Bergamot. Fruit rather large; one of the very 
best dessert pears. Oct. and Nov. 
General Todleben. A very large and excellent pear ; 
abundant bearer. Dec. to Feb. 
Glou Morceau. Fruit large, richly flavoured and juicy ; a 
, very fine dessert pear. Dec. and Jau. 
Gratioli of Jersey. A large pear of the finest quality. 
Oct. and Nov. 
Hessle. Well-known good market sort ; abundant bearer. Oct. 
Jargonelle. A large handsome pear of excellent quality; 
first-class for wall culture in the Northern Counties. Aug. 
Josephine de Malines. A fine pear of most delicious 
flavour ; the tree is hardy aud an excellent bearer. Feb. 
to May. 
Louise Bonne of J ersey. Fruit medium-sized and of most 
delicious quality ; very free bearing. Oct. 
Magnate. Fruit large ; flesh tender, melting, and richly 
flavoured. Oct. and Nov. 
Marie Louise. A large-fruited and exceedingly fine sort, of 
the highest merit as a dessert pear. Oct. and Nov. 
Marie Louise d’Uccle. A large useful pear of first-rate 
quality; a great cropper. Oct. 
Monarch (Knight’s). One of the most val liable of pears, 
a heavy bearer ; fruit medium- sized and of splendid flavour. 
Dec. and Jan. 
Napoleon. A large and excellent dessert pear. Nov. and Dec. 
Ne Plus Meuris. A medium-sized aud valuable late variety 
of first-rate quality. Jan. to March. 
Passe Colmar. A fine hardy and useful variety, with 
medium sized fruit of first-class quality. Nov. and Dec. 
Pitmaston Duchess. A very fine pear indeed, the fruit 
are very large and handsome, and of first-rate quality. 
Oct. to Dec. • 
Souvenir du Congres. A splendid pear of first size and 
handsome appearance, capital bearer. Aug. aud Sept. 
Triomphe de Jodoigne. Fruit large, a first-rate pear; a 
free grower and capital bearer. Nov. and Dec. 
Uvedale’s St. Germain. A very large pear, first-class for 
stewing. Jan. to April. 
Vicar of Winkfleld. A very handsome and excellent pear, of 
large size, but requires a wall to ripen it well. Nov. to Jan. 
Williams’ Victoria. A useful early pear of medium size. 
August. 
Williams’ Bon Chretien. Well-known splendid old dessert 
pear ; very hardy and a good bearer. Aug. and Sept. 
Winter Nelis. Fruit small but of most delicious flavour; 
quite hardy and an excellent bearer. Nov. to Feb. 
