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hardy and productive. Mr. Kiiiglit in 

 the Pomona Hercfordiensis, states the spe- 

 cific gravity ofits juice to be 1063. 



The Holmore Pear. This is also re- 

 commended as a good pear for the press, 

 the specific gravity of its juice is about 

 1066. 



The Hnff-Caj) Pear. The perry made 

 from this pear has been long celebrated 

 for its richness and great strength, its fla- 

 vour has been considered scarcely infe- 

 rior to any. Mr. Knight states the juice 

 to be about IO70.* 



The Bar land Pear. This has also for 

 many years been considered a valuable 

 perry pear and is very productive, many 

 thousands ofhogsheads have been sentfrora 

 the cider counties in a favourable fruit 



* I have observed this fruit growing in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Tonbury, at a village called Rochford, 

 where it is called the llochford Longtail. So much 

 is the nomenclature of fruit confused. 



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