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contain, even under the circumstances ; and accordingly the 

 following, such as it is, has heen prepared with that view. 



A considerable number of synonyms will be found indicated in 

 this Supplement ; and this, it will be admitted, must so far lessen 

 the confusion which is apt to take place in the nomenclature of 

 Fruits. Confusion in names occasions actual loss to cultivators, 

 and great disappointment to amateurs ; for a number of trees 

 have often been obtained by different names, and after a lapse of 

 years have proved to be but one sort ; so that where only one tree 

 of that sort would have probably been sufficient, the owner finds 

 himself in possession of several, to the exclusion of others really 

 distinct and valuable, which might have otherwise occupied the 

 space. By inspecting the following pages it will appear evident 

 that many such disappointments may be prevented. 



In some cases, and particularly with regard to new sorts of 

 Pears, characters have been assigned to varieties which have not 

 yet been fully proven in the Garden. They have been inserted 

 after a careful comparison of the statements derived from various 

 sources respecting those varieties ; but it is to be particularly 

 observed that where such is the case, R. C, signifying Rejmted 

 Character, is placed opposite the name in the column of remarks. 

 These characters have been given with the view of supplying 

 some desirable information to those anxious to try new sorts. It 

 will also be understood that the sorts so marked, when fully tried 

 in this climate, may prove good, or they may not ; but they all 

 deserve trial. 



It is to be Roped that favourable seasons will render it a com- 

 paratively easy rMtter to supersede, by a better, the Supplement 

 now submitted. 



