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Transactions, and been much praised ; it 

 is not however found to be good in all 

 situations. 



I shall mention a few of the leading- 

 kinds of pears cultivated for perry, but 

 the variety and nomenclature of this 

 fruit I am sorry to say is more confused 

 than even that of the apples. Almost 

 every parish has its different names for 

 their favourite fruits, and very often dif- 

 ferent names are applied to the same fruit, 

 only a few miles distant. 



PERRY PEARS. 



The Teinton Squash Pear. The perry 

 made from this pear has been said to be 

 sold for Champagne, to which it is much 

 allied in colour and brightness. The 

 trees of this variety are supposed to be in 

 the last stage of decay. 



The Long Land Pear. This is a com- 

 mon pear by the road sides in Worcester- 

 shire, and also in Herefordshire j it is very 



