Descriptions of Six varieties of Pears. 



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20. Napoleon. Hort. See. Catalogue, 3d Ed. 



Medaille, 



Sucree dor6 (of some,) 



Charles d' Autriche (of some,) 



Wurtemberg, 



Roi de Rome, 



■ According to the Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d 

 Ed. 



The Napolean pear {fig- 2,) was first introduced to this 

 country in 1823, through tiie exertions of Mr. Lowell, then 



Napoleon Pear. 



corresponding secretary of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 Society. Mr. Lowell had occasion to write to Mr. Knight, 

 for some copies of the Transactions of the London Horti- 

 cultural Society, and in the reply to his letter Mr. Knight 

 expressed himself " in the most friendly manner, appeared 

 to be highly gratified with opening an intercourse with our 

 country, expressed his strong attachment to it, his disgust 



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