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examples in the history of gardening of a like sacrifice of 

 time, talent, and money having been made by a private indi- 

 vidual in the disinterested pursuit of a useful object. It is 

 with unfeigned pleasure that we state these facts, which are 

 but little known abroad. At the same time, we take the op- 

 portunity of paying homage to the man to whom we are 

 indebted for a greater number of fine varieties of pears than 

 have been handed down to us from all previous ages, and 

 from all the nurserymen and pomologists of modern times. 

 In his Catalogue of 1823, second and third series, several 

 fruits are noticed by the author as being very remarkable, 

 and to which names had been given. The following are 

 some of these : — 



94. Archiduc Jean d'Autriche ; form of Colmar Admirable. 

 1237. Bergamotte Pasteels ; form between Bergamotte and Doyenne. 

 1253. Beuri6 Driessen ; form of Beurr6 d'Hiver. 

 1165, Bezi Reinwardt; form of Bezi de la Motte. 

 471, Bosc Desfontaines ; form of Calebasse Bosc. 

 893. Calebasse Bauchan ; form of Calebasse. 

 29. Capiaumont Lints ; form of a large Capiaumont. 

 134. Charlotte d'Anvers ; form of Doyenn^ — of little merit. 

 2469. Chevalier d'Onya ; form between that of the Rousselet and Passe 



Colmar. 

 2143. Colmar Herzog^ form of Passe Colmar, a large fruit. 



93. Colmar Gossart ; form of Colmar, excellent. 

 2466. Comte de Lacepede ; form of Calebasse Bosc. 

 2009. Due de Bedford ; a delicious variety. 



72. Due de Saxe Weimar^ form of Grand Bretagne Fondante. 

 549. Du Petit Thouars ; form of Royale d'Hiver. 

 130. Grand Due de Toscane ; form of the Bergamot Sans Pepins. 

 181. Louise Bonne R6al; form of Louise Bonne. 

 248. Marie Louise Slightinger ; form of Marie Louise. 

 252. Marquise Stas ; form of Marquise- 

 2636. Mertens-fils ; form of Gros St. Germain. 



36. Pentecote Hervy ; form of Bergamotte de Pentecote or Easter Beurri. 

 891. Prince d'Orange; form and flavor of Passe Colmar. 

 1527. St. Germain Tacotat ; form of St. Germain. 

 695. Van Gobbelschroy ; form of d'Espagne, extra. 

 325. Van Hultem ; form between that of Doyenne Gris and Capiaumont. 

 2054. Vannes de St. Haye ; form of Superb Urbaniste. 



Another series of varieties indicated by a designation of 

 form only, need not be repeated here, although they are 



