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called Marquise iVAutomne he seemed to consider as a new 

 kind, with which he was not well acquainted. Another, called 

 Delict (fJrdnnpofit he stated to be a large winter-pear of 

 excellent quality, also gained from the seed of late years. 

 He spoke likewise of a Bcurrc (TArdimpont as a new ac- 

 quisition. Ardempont is a village near Tournay, distinguish- 

 ed for numerous gardens, in which the more hardy fruits 

 are cultivated with great success. A new pear, which has 

 not yet received any other denomination than Nouvelle 

 gagne^ M. de Cock did not seem inclined to boast of; he 

 spoke of it as an autumnal pear, but we could not procure 

 a specimen. The poire de Louvain he mentioned as a 

 small summer pear, tolerably good. He enlarged on the 

 beauty and excellence of the Beau p?'cjent, which he said 

 might be styled " Bon present/* 



The Apple-trees were chiefly Calvilles, Rennets, and 

 Carpandies (Courpendues), and did not seem to require 

 particular notice. 



M. de Cock likewise very obligingly mentioned to us 

 the country-seats and gardens in the neighbourhood of 

 Ghent, which he considered as of superior merit, and w r ell 

 deserving of our attention ; particularly those of the Baron 

 de Vroelande at Leerne, of M. Meulemeester, banker in 

 Ghent, and of M. Van Wousteyne at Wouvelghem. 



Aug. 15. — To-day (being Friday) we were somewhat 

 surprised to find the shops of Ghent shut up, and every 

 body gone to church. Those of whom we inquired the 

 reason, expressed no little wonder, on the other hand, at 

 our heretical ignorance of its being the Fete d'Assomption. 

 Splendid processions of Our Lady were passing through 

 the streets, and high mass was to be celebrated in the Ca- 

 thedral of St Bavo. Thither we of course repaired: we 



