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General Notices. 



grafted upon the common wild plum, which is uneatable, from its peculia r 

 astringent acidity. I do hope, for the credit of your paper, that your cor- 

 respondent is not your " Constant Reader." To* return to my list, I must 

 first premise that every sort of pear is, as far as my experience at present 

 goes, improved by being worked on the quince; but the following, in list 

 1, are remarkable for growing freely on the quince in most soils, without 

 being double worked, bearing large fruit of the highest flavor : — 



List I. 



1. Beurr6 d'Amanlis,* 



2. Beurr6 Ananas, 



2. Beurr6 d'Aremberg, 



4. Beurre de Capiaumont, 



5. Beurr6 Diel, 



6. Beurre Easter, 



7. Bon Chretien, Williams's, 



8. Chaumontelle, 



9. Citron des Carmes, 



10. Colmar, 



11. Colmar d'Aremberg, 



12. Comptede Lamy, 



13. Crassane, 



14. Doyenn6 Gris, 



15. Doyenn6, white, 



16. Duchesse d'Angouleme, 



17. Duchesse d'Orleans, 



18. Forelle, or Trout pear, 



19. Fortunee, (Parmentier) 



20. Franc Real, Summer, 



21. Glout Morceau, 



22. Gratioli of Jersey, 



23. Jargonelle, 



24. King Edward's, 



25. Louise Bonne of Jersey, 



26. Napoleon, 



27. Passe Colmar, 



28. Poire Chenille, 



29. Princess Royal, (Groom) 



30. Saint Denis, 



31. St. Germain, 



32. Van Mons Leon le Clerc, 



33. Vicar of Winkfield, 



34. Wiihelmina. 



There are many other sorts that I feel almost assured will do equally 

 ■well on the quince stock as the above. I forbear to add them till I am fully 

 convinced by proving them. No. 3 : Of this I ate my best specimens about 

 the middle of last April ; they were vinous, juicy, and delicious, from 

 plants on the quince. Specimens from plants on the pear stock kept only 

 till the end of February. 



No. 5. This pear seldom ripens well from trees on the pear stock ; on 

 the quince, the fruit are larger, more handsome, of perfect flavor, and they 

 invariably ripen well. 



No. 6. On the pear stock here ; (it must be borne in mind that I am al- 

 ways referring to trees in the open quarters — not wall trees ;) this is a most 

 crab-like pear, bearing but very seldom, and never ripening ; on the quince 

 it bears well, is of high flavor, and always ripens in April and May ; it is, 

 however, inclined to be gritty at the core, and this at present is the only 

 pear I have found to be so from the quince stock. 



No. 19. This is a perfect crab from trees on the pear stock ; from the 

 quince it is very melting and juicy, and really a good, small, late pear. I 

 ate my last and only specimen this day. May 26. 



* D'Amanlis, according to most French authors} d'Amalis, according lo Horticulturftl 

 Catalogue of Fruits. 



