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It may be proper to give it the protection of a wall 

 in Scotland. Mr Lunteren mentioned to us, that he is 

 possessed of two sub- varieties of calebasse ; but we did 

 not see them in fruit. The Persique pear was described 

 as being delicious when ripe, but it is not ready till the 

 beginning of November, and it keeps only for about a 

 month. The F?g*-pear (already noticed, p. 224.) was near- 

 ly ripe : Mr Lunteren praised its good qualities, and, on 

 our hinting at its supposed aptitude to rot, he denied 

 that this was the case, and observed that it kept good for 

 several weeks. The Poire Madame was extolled; and, 

 on its being shown to us, we recognised (as we expect- 

 ed) our jargonelle. The Wyn-pear is early ripe ; and, 

 like others of that class, it speedily begins to decay. The 

 permain pipling (pippin) and Konings pipllng were men- 

 tioned as among the best apples here. Different varieties 

 of Calvilles were likewise pointed out to us as dessert ap- 

 ples, — such, however, as would scarcely be admitted to our 

 tables in Scotland. Mr Lunteren had not heard of any 

 new apple or pear of fine qualities having been raised 

 from the seed, in this part of Holland, for the last thirty 

 years. Novelties of this sort are chiefly derived from the 

 neighbourhood of Brussels and Tournay. 



A wall was pretty well clothed with healthy vines, which 

 shewed a few bunches of grapes. The blue FrankendaaL 

 der, early white Vanderland, and white Parel Druyf, were 

 the kinds most in esteem ♦ 



We concluded our day at Utrecht with a pilgrimage 

 through the town, to the Buur-kerk or English Church, 

 — and to the birth-place of Adrian the Sixth, one of the 

 best of the Pontiffs, — and of Maria Schuurmans, the Mary 

 Wollstoncroft of Holland ; returning homewards along the 



