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PART II. 



REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London. 

 Vol. VII. Part III. 



This part contains fourteen articles and three plates ; two 

 of the plates are of crocuses, and the third is a meteorologi- 

 cal diagram. 



37. An Account of Scotch Pears. By Mr. A. Gorrie, C.M.H.S., 



Dated November, 1827. 



The essence of this paper may be considered as given in 

 Mr. Gorrie's communication {Gard. Mag., vol. iv. p. 11.), dated 

 December, 1827; but sixty-two sorts are here described, and 

 the conclusion drawn that the varieties which come into use in 

 November are too numerous, while those for winter and 

 spring supply are far too limited. The same five sorts re- 

 commended by Mr. Gorrie, and figured from his drawings in 

 Gard. Mag. supra, as ornamental trees, are here also recom- 

 mended and figured. 



38. An Account of some Varieties of the Apple 'vohich have been 

 found to succeed in a Garden in Ross-shire, Latitude 51° 3V 54" 



N. ; "with descriptions of Five New Seedling Apples. By Sir 

 George Steuart Mackenzie, Bart. F.H.S. Read March 20. 



1827. 



These varieties are as follow : 1. Herefordshire Pearmain; 

 2. Kirke's Golden Reinette ; 3. Wormsley Pippin ; 4. Kerry 

 Pippin; 5. Devonshire Quarrenden ; 6. Northern Greening; 

 7. Norfolk Coleman ; 8. the Brown Apple ; 9. Peach Apple ; 

 10. Pomme de Neige; 11. Blenheim or Woodstock Pippin; 



12. Hollandbury, also known as Kirke's Scarlet Admirable; 



13. Scarlet Pearmain; 14. Court of Wick; 15. Alexander; 

 16. Loan's Pearmain. On the wall " I have the following, 

 among others less uncommon in this country:" 1. Reinette 

 de Canada ; 2. Margil ; 3. Beauty of Wilts ; 4. Hughes's 

 Golden Pippin. Sir George has also raised the following 



