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Mr. Kenrick may be right in calling it Clion. But as long as the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society's Catalogue is acknowledged authority, we 

 shall take the name we find there, and consider all others as synonyms. 

 We have italicised the words in the above extract, to show Mr. Thomp- 

 son's opinion in regard to the confusion which has existed respecting the 

 true name of this pear. 



Of the correctness of Mr. Kenrick's account of the origin and history 

 of this variety, we have no reason to doubt, and we are pleased to present 

 the same to our readers. We should not have made any comment upon 

 the communication had he not hastily accused us of " implying censure" 

 and aiming " rebuke" at his authority. He will now perceive, however, 

 that there are English writers who have given the name of Clion as a 

 synonym, and when we assure him that Mr. Thompson was our authority, 

 and not his Am. Orchardist, he will, we hope, admit that we have stated 

 the truth, without a disposition to question his correctness. 



Mr. Kenrick is entirely in error in saying we have " started new 

 doubts" in relation to the Saint Lezin, being a distinct variety from the 

 Vicar of Winkfield. On the contrary, we asserted as plainly as possible, 

 so that no one should mistake us, that the " M. le Cur6 in the 2d Edition 

 of the London Horticultural Society's Catalogue was made a synonym of 

 the Saint Lezin ; but that "Me error had since been discovered and the 

 name cancelled. The Bon Jardinier for 1841 has recorded the same mis- 

 take." Could any words be more intelligible 1 Mr. Kenrick certainly 

 must have imagined all he has asserted to call such language " starting 

 new doubts." — Ed."] 



Art. IV. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Saturday, June 3d, 1843. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was 

 held to-day — the President in the chair. 



A letter was read from Emelien de Wael, corresponding member of 

 Antwerp ; it was accompanied with some pamphlets and catalogues. M. 

 de Wael requested copies of the Transactions of the Society for the four 

 years last past, and it was voted that the Corresponding Secretary forward 

 the Transactions as requested. A long letter was read from Dr. Burnett, 

 of Southborough, Mass., upon the history and habits and mode of pre- 

 venting the destructive effects of the Curculio. It was referred to the 

 Fruit Committee, for publication, if expedient. The thanks of the So- 

 ciety were voted to Dr. Burnett for his communication. 



Dr. T. W. Harris exhibited to the Society a limb of an apple tree, 

 showing the cause of the decease known as the fire blight in the pear. 

 Dr. Harris made some remarks upon the history and habits of this insect, 

 as given in his Treatise, and concluded with some general observations 

 upon the subject, remarking that this was the first time he had ever known 

 this insect to attack the apple tree. The thanks of the Society were voted 

 to Dr. Harris for his very acceptable remarks. 



John Howe, of Boston, was admitted a subscription member of the So- 

 ciety. 



Adjourned three weeks, to June 24th. 



