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icnown. Another variety now known as the Frederic of Wur- 

 temberg, was cultivated as the Capiaumont until the late Mr. 

 Manning discovered the error. This mistake is said to have 

 been made by the late Mr. Knight, who forwarded grafts to 

 the late John Lowell, from whom it was distributed in the 

 vicinity of Boston. The known accuracy of Mr. Knight, for 

 a long time induced cultivators to believe it was the true Ca- 

 piaumont, though it differed from the description and figure 

 in the Pomological Magazine ; but after a full comparison 

 with fruit from trees received from other sources, the error 

 was detected by Mr. Manning. Under the name of the Ca- 

 piaumont we cultivated the Frederic of Wurtemberg for two 

 years. Since we have seen the true Capiaumont growing, it 

 has astonished us that the mistake should so long have re- 

 mained undiscovered. No two pears, in their leaves, wood, 

 and growth, could be much more unlike than these ; for, while 

 the leaves of the Capiaumont are oblong, narrow, much fold- 

 ed and recurved, with fine serratures ; those of the Frederic 

 of Wurtemberg are roundish, broad, flat, and without serra- 

 tures. The Capiaumont is figured in the Pomological Maga- 

 zine, PI. 59, but so much more highly colored than the fruit 

 in general, that it has the brilliant appearance of the Wurtem- 

 berg. 



The Capiaumont {Jig. 10, p. 174) was first sent to England 

 in 1820, by M. Parmentier, of Enghien, when specimens were 

 exhibited before the London Horticultural Society. Their 

 great beauty excited much admiration, and measures were im- 

 mediately taken to procure scions. But like most of the first 

 attempts to procure new fruits, they were unsuccessful, and 

 in their place were received the Beurre Ranee, Napoleon, and 

 others, only a few scions proving the true kind. It is said to 

 have been originated by M. Capiaumont of Mons. 



Size, medium, about three inches long, and two and a half 

 inches in diameter : Form, pyramidal, largest near the eye, 

 and diminishing regularly into the stem : Skin, smooth, fair, 

 light yellow, with occasional patches of russet interspersed 

 over the surface, and sometimes red on the sunny side : Eye, 

 large and prominent: Slem, long, about one and a half 

 inches, rather thick and smooth, and set upon the surface of 

 the fruit: F/esA, yellowish, fine, juicy and melting: Flavor, 



