482 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



new variety, a native of this state, and is considered by many 

 to be equal to the St Michael or the Seckel. Were it left to 

 me to decide, I should hesitate, before I placed this or any 

 other pear on a par with ihe St. Michael: nor have I, as yet, 

 seen any variety that possessed the sweet and delicate flavor 

 of the Seckel. 



" The original tree is now standing on the farm of Mr. Wm. 

 Knight, of Cranston, in a wild, rocky and uncultivated spot, 



F\g. 39. Knight's Seedling: 



remote from any dwelling, and, until within a few years, has 

 almost remained unnoticed and unknown. Within forty rods 

 of this pear tree, separated by a piece of swampy ground, 

 stands another of natural growth, but of no value whatever." 

 Such is the account given of it sixteen years ago, since 

 which period, we are not aware of the fruit having been often seen 



