Descriptions of Six varieties of Pears. 



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London Horticultural Society, together with the reputation 

 which it had acquired when first introduced in the collection 

 of the late Mr. Braddick, has caused its wide dissemination 

 among amateur and market cultivators. Its qualities have 

 not been overrated. We esteem it equal to any variety in 

 cultivation, and united to the excellent quality of the fruit, 

 the tree is a vigorous grower, hardy, and an abundant bearer. 

 The Marie Louise {fig. 8) was raised by the Abbe Du- 

 quesne in 1809, and named by him in honor of the Empress 



Fl^. 8. Marie Louise. 



Marie Louise, wife of Napoleon. Specimens of the fruit were 

 first sent to the London Horticultural Society by Dr. Van 

 Mons, in 1816, and the variety was soon after introduced. 

 It was first sent to this country in 1823, by Mr. Knight, in 

 his donation, before referred to, through Mr. Lowell ; and 

 though upwards of twenty years ago, it has not yet become 



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