THE MAGAZINE 



OF 



HORTICULTURE 



OCTOBER, 1843. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Pomological Notices; or notices respecting- neio 

 and superior fruits loorthy of general cultivation. De- 

 scriptions of six varieties of Pears. By the Editor. 



At page 249, where we last gave the descriptions of six va- 

 rieties of pears, we mentioned that we should continue, from 

 time to time, to make selections from the large number of 

 drawings which we had made of superior varieties, until 

 we had offered to our readers all which possess any inter- 

 est to the cultivator, or are worthy of general cultivation. 

 At page 132 we gave six engravings ; at page 249 six oth- 

 ers ; and we now add six more, making in all eighteen 

 varieties, figured and described in the present volume. 



The season is now approaching when we shall be able 

 to make many additions to our collection of drawings ; and 

 we shall avail ourselves of the opportunity which will en- 

 able us to procure specimens, of which there can be no 

 doubt respecting their identity. Notwithstanding such fa- 

 cilities are now afforded, both from colored drawings and 

 written descriptions, there is yet much confusion among 

 cultivators. Our object will be to aid in lessening the 

 difficulty of detecting synonyms and correcting errors of 

 cultivators. 



In selecting fruits for our engravings we have usually made 

 our choice from a number of specimens, and have taken 

 such as retain most fully the general characters of the va- 

 riety. All pears vary exceedingly in form, but some kinds 

 much more than others. It is this variation which has giv- 

 en rise to so many new names. In comparing fruits with 



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