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Pomological Notices ; 



several, from one of which our drawing was made. It is de- 

 cidedly one of the most luscious pears, fully as high flavored 



Piff. 30. Th/son Pear. 



as the Seckel, and, in our opinion, holding the highest rank 

 among our native, or foreign, fruits. 



The precise origin of the Tyson is, we believe, unknown ; 

 it was introduced into this vicinity by the Hon. B. V. French, 

 of Braintree, who informs us that he received a few scions 

 from the late Dr. Mease of Philadelphia, in the year 1837 or 

 '38. These he distributed among his friends, and the trees 

 first fruited in 1841 or '42, when only one or two specimens were 

 exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Dr. 

 Mease, in a note to Mr. French, stated, that it was considered 

 equal to the Seckel ; that it was believed to have originated in 

 Jenkenstown, near Philadelphia, and named after Mr. Tyson, 

 a Q,uaker gentleman of that vicinity. 



Mr. Manning has already noticed the Tyson, (p. 146,) 

 where he has stated that the tree is "of vigorous and upright 



