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grafter and planter of all manner of rare 

 fruits; and also in the ground of an excellent 

 grafter and painful planter. Master Henry 

 Banbury, of Touthill Street, neere vnto West- 

 minster; and likewise in the ground of a 

 diligent and most affectionate louer of plants, 

 Master Warner, neere Hornsey Down, by 

 London ; and in divers other grounds about 

 London." 



Miller mentions eighty varieties of the pear 

 in his day, and, at the present time, they 

 are so much increased, that Mr. Lee, of Ham- 

 mersmith, assured me that he possessed 213 

 kinds of pear-trees. We trust that, while 

 the Horticultural Society are seeking for new 

 varieties, those of established fame will 

 not be neglected. It is desirable to have our 

 orchards planted with a variety, that we may 

 have some for all seasons and for various 

 purposes ; but it is equally to be wished, that 

 the best of each sort should be selected, not 

 only of the dessert kinds, but those for 

 baking and preserving, as well as those for 

 making perry, which is one of the justly ad- 

 mired British beverages. 



-And taste revived, 



The breath of orchard big with bending fruit 



Obedient to the breeze and beaten ray, 



From the deep loaded bough a mellow shower 



