. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . theold saddleback boiler, with the advantage of the hollow bars,and the return flae above, and the two ends can easily be addedat any time by simply removing the plugs which connect themwith the main part of the boiler. — H. Cannell, ,Woolwich. APRIL PEARS. I SEND for your inspection three or four Pears—viz., 1, OliviekEE Sebees ; 2, FoKTUNEE DE Peintemps ; 3, Louise Bonne dePbintemps ; 4, Beegamotte (Esperen). No. 1 was raised by M. Boisbnnel, and fruited here in is a Pear to be depended upon for ^larch and Ap
. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . theold saddleback boiler, with the advantage of the hollow bars,and the return flae above, and the two ends can easily be addedat any time by simply removing the plugs which connect themwith the main part of the boiler. — H. Cannell, ,Woolwich. APRIL PEARS. I SEND for your inspection three or four Pears—viz., 1, OliviekEE Sebees ; 2, FoKTUNEE DE Peintemps ; 3, Louise Bonne dePbintemps ; 4, Beegamotte (Esperen). No. 1 was raised by M. Boisbnnel, and fruited here in is a Pear to be depended upon for ^larch and April, as it isa good bearer, is quite Lardy, and ripens well. Its flesh ismelting, with a fine aroma, and is nearly or quite as good asWinter Nelis in December and January. It was raised fromFortunfie de Printemps, or, as we call it, Fortunes. No. 2, from a wall in the garden of my son at Harlow, ripensin February, and is of most excellent flavour, with an agreeableacidity, very refreshing. The specimen sent is from a pyramidhere, and not of so high a Olivier de Serres. No. 3 is a sort raised by M. Boisbunel. It is handsome, andmuch like its namesake, Louise Bonne dAvranches, or ofJersey. This sort keeps well till May. It is simply melting orhalf melting, and sweet without any aroma; it is, howeverhandsome, and worthy a place in a spring dessert. No. 4 is a well-known and deservedly-esteemed FebruaryPear. la my cool dry cellar it keeps well all through is the hardiest and most abundant bearer of all our latePears, and deserves, like No. 1, unifersal cultivation.—Thos. ElVEES. [The fruit of Oliviee de Seeres, referred to by Mr. Rivers,is represented in the accompanying figure. Unlike many ofthe Pears which are recommended for their late keeping, it isone of unusual excellence, and is really worth growing in everycollection. Hitherto Beurre de Ranee has been the variety onwhich the maintenance of a late supply depended, but its coarseand frequently gritty
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