SUMMER FEARS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LTTTELTON TIMES. Sir,—ln this, our adopted country, it is very clear that the real merits of the summer pears are best represented at the close of our summer months. The extraordinary fine samples, which I feel great pleasure in sub mitting for your inspection, will convince you what summer pears ought to be when pro perly grown in this favourable fruit country. I find this season that one dozen of Wil liams's Bon Chretien will weigh 8 fibs.; ditto of Summer Bon Chretien, 7 lbs.; ditto Fle mish Beauty, or Fondante du Bois, 8 lbs. If I give a short history of these three sorts of very excellent summer pears, introducing a little of my own experience with the same sorts here in Canterbury, it probably may prove interesting to amateur fruit growers fond of fruit; Williams's Bon Chretien.—This is a very old English sort. It came from seed in the garden of Mr. Wheeler, a schoolmaster at Aldermaston, in Berkshire, previously to 1770, as it was then a very young plant. It is grown very extensively in market gardens in England up to the present time. Its merits as a good pear I need say nothing about, for they are too well known. The only fault I have to find with it is, that it soon decays at the core when dead ripe. The flesh will always be found very tender and delicate, abounding with a sweet and agree ably perfumed juice. Summer Bon Chretien.—A very excellent old pear mentioned by many modern pomo logists in France, Italy, Holland and Ger many, under various other names. Its flesh is yellowish breaking, firm, juicy, very sweet, and excellent; and I find it must be handled very gently, or bruises soon show on the skin. Flemish Beauty, or Fondante du Bois.— This is a very fine Flemish variety, and rather later in season than the other two. I gather it before it is fully ripe, otherwise it loses much of its goodness. The flesh is a yellowish white, a little gritty but becoming tender and mellow, and full of rich saccharine, slightly musky juice. Nature is an awful democrat amongst these large sorts of summer pears, as when fully ripe, they fall from the tree immediately. 