Or, Descriptions of New Fruits. 



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were delayed on their way, and did not arrive until Au- 

 gust, when they were found entirely destroyed. In 1832 

 another package of scions containing 120 kinds was again 

 sent to the Society, but although the letter announcing that 

 they were forwarded was duly received by Gen. Dearborn, 

 the president of the Society, the scions never came to hand ; 

 they were probably lost on the way. Later, Messrs. Man- 

 ning and Kenrick, anxious to secure the fine fruits produ- 

 ced by Van Mons, made application to him direct for a re- 

 newal of the scions ; and during the years 1834 and 1835 

 they were fortunate enough to receive ninety-three varie- 

 ties, a large part of them in good condition. In this list 

 will be found the variety now described. It first fruited 

 with Mr. Manning in 1841, but in greater abundance and 



Dundas Pear. 



far better perfection in 1842. From him we received the 

 fruit from which our drawing {fis^. 2) was made. It is a 

 beautiful and first-rate variety. 



*S'i;:;e medium, two and a half inches long, and two and a 

 half in diameter: Form^ obovate, large at the bottom end, 

 and slightly tapering to the stem : Skin pale yellow, broadly 

 suffused with very bright red on the sunny side ; the sur- 

 face covered with greenish black specks, and a shade of 



