think, oniittoil iniportmit pnrts of t)io reoonla; I cnn not rcmnin Bileiit, nltliough I assure Mr 

 IIi'VKY I linvc no »lo!*irc to enter into nny controversy. I elinll tlu-refore give the fHcts, na I find 

 tliom reconloil in the puhlishetl procceilings of the American Poniolagical Society, together wilh 

 such other brief renmrks as I may think necessary ; and leave the matter with other pcrsoiiB 

 who may be as competent to jndgo of tlie Dillcr Pear as Mr. IIovey or myself. 



Knrly in the session of tlie American Poniological Society at Philadelphia, on the 13th of Sep- 

 tember, 1852, (p. lf>, Transactions of 1852,) the following gentlemen were appointed the Com- 

 mittee on Sj-nonyms, viz: Messrs. "Wai.kf.u, of Massachusetts; IIovey, JIassachusetts ; BAnRV, 

 New York; Young, Kentucky; Powxino, New York; Sait., New York; and Ernst, Ohio. 

 And to facilitate the duties of the committee, the members of the society were rcfiuested to 

 l>lnco in the committee-room specimens of all the fruit on -fthich they had any doubt as to their 

 true names. Dr. Esiileman placed before the committee specimens of the so-called Dillcr Pear. 

 The Pear was unknown to all the members of the committee ; but, after tasting it, the Pear was 

 pronounced "best."* I recollect how the juice of this Pear followed the knife, as I cut it up 

 for the committee; and it was with these impressions fresh on my mind, and the refreshing 

 nectar still on my tongue, that I gave utterance to the expression, "A sight of it is enough to 

 make your mouth water." But I am going too fast. On the 3Gth page of the Transactions of 

 1852 will be found as follows: 



" Dr. EsnLEMAX, of Pennsylvania — I moTe that the Diller Pear be placed on the list as worthy 

 of trial. Report saj's it was imported from Germany by the Dilleu family many years ago, 

 and the tree is still standing. 



"Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts — A sight of it is enough to make j'our mouth water. I am 

 ready to state it is one of the very best Pears I ever tasted ; and am also plea=ed to state it is a 

 native of Pennsylvania. 



"Mr. Saul, of New York — That was the unanimous opinion of the whole committee, and 

 several other gentleman who were present. 



" The question being put, the affirmative vote was unanimous." 



Tlie next account we have of the Biller Pear, is from the State Fruit Committee of Pennsyl- 

 vania, signed by Thomas P. James, (Proceedings 1854, p. 84.) 



"Di/ler — From Dr. J. K. Esiileman, Lancaster county. Flesh — somewhat granular, buttery; 

 possessing a fine perfumed flavor. Quality — very good." 



At page 141 we have as follows* 



"Dr. Esiileman, of Pennsylvania — It [the Z>///<°r Pear] has not sustained the reputation it 

 formerly had. It is much less in size, and apparently quite different. The branches are dis- 

 posed to be blighted in spots. I have my doubts about its success in general culture. It has 

 uniformly sustained a high reputation in its neighborhood. 



"Mr. Hancock, of New Jersey — I have the Pear. The tree cankers very much iu the wood. 

 Occasionally it is very good. 



"It was voted to strike it from the list." 



Tliis vote of the society removed the Diller from the list thiit promhe well, but it by no means 

 jilaces the Diller as "a r>jcctcd variety," but leaves the Pear where we found it, in the hands of 

 its friends. If I correctly understand the remarks of Dr. Esiileman and :Mr. Hancock, their 

 olijection to the Dillcr was rather to the canker of ihc wood than to the fruit. I spoke of the 

 fruit of the Diller; so did the vliolc committee, including Mr. IIovey; and so did the several 

 gentlemen who were present with the committee, and tasted the fruit. 



The very captious and imperfect manner in which Mr. IIovey has thought proi)er to introduce the 

 Di'ler Pear to his readers, and indeed such other parts of the proceedings of the American Porno 

 logical Society as he has thought proper to publish, constrains me to make some further remarks, 



remember very well tasting this Tear in the committee-room at riiiladclphia, and considered it justly entitltd 

 as "best." — Eu. 



