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exhibited, the end next the stalk was thick and flat, whilst 

 that of the Colmars was pointed ; but this external character 

 is not constant, the two kinds varying much in shape, and 

 consequently in appearance, often resemble each other. 



December 2nd, 1817. At this Meeting, reports were 

 read, on the merits of different packages of Pears, sent to the 

 Society, by Dr. Van Mons, from his garden at Brussells. 

 The fruits transmitted by this obliging correspondent of the 

 Society too often arrive in a very unfavourable state, from 

 defective packing, and with the disadvantage of being only 

 single specimens, to submit to examination ; some are with- 

 out any mark, others only designated by numbers, and but 

 few with names. If these circumstances had not created 

 difficulties in the introduction of the sorts to this country, 

 we should, ere this, have been in possession of many most 

 valuable kinds, certainly far superior to any Pears now ex- 

 isting in our gardens. Many sorts of extraordinary merit 

 must still remain unnoticed, for the reasons above given, 

 but it is hoped that the character and description of the 

 following kinds, to which names have been attached by Dr. 

 Van Mons, may prove correct. 1st, Knight, ripe early in 

 October ; not a large fruit, truncated, widest at the head, 

 green, very good, in flavour not unlike a fine Swan s-Egg. 

 2nd, Dillen, ripe early in October ; three inches and a half 

 long, by near three inches wide, ovate, irregularly turbinate ; 

 eye flat, stalk short and thick ; colour, a yellowish green, 

 slightly speckled with brown; flesh white, with a slight 

 musky flavour, and very little core : a fine Beurree Pear of 

 the first order, and very handsome. 3rd, Calabasse d'Eveque, 



