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XII. An Account drawn up one hundred years ago, of seve- 

 ral Pears then cultivated at Little Chelsea, with Outlines 

 of their longitudinal Sections. By Mr. Luttrell.* Com* 

 municaied by Lutterel Wynne, LL.D. F.H.S. 



Read Nov. 3, 1812. 



Bezi d'Henry, or Good King Harry. "f* fig. 1. From Mr. 

 Duneau, 23 d October, 1712. Eaten 18 th December following. 

 Pretty good, but rather going ; others had no flavour. 



Cressann.^. 2. From Mr. Duneau, 23 d October, 1712. 

 Eaten 18 th December after. A pleasant pulp with a sharp 

 taste, and a good flavour. The outside rind is brown and 

 rough, but pulp melting. Clearly different from the other 

 Cressanns. 



Winter Musk Pear. fig. 3. From Mr. Palmer, 9 th 

 November, 1712. A fragrant sweet pear, with a musky taste. 

 Will keep till Christmas ; however, I eat it not till February 

 9 th , 1713, but it was kept too long, being mealy and rotten. 



Marquesse.^.4. From Mr. Duneau, 23 d October, 1712. 

 Eaten 10 th December after. A good fruit and in prime order. 



Grosse Musk, or Winter Orange Pear, ./Eg. 5. From 

 Lord Cheneys, 9 th November, 1712. A pleasant musky 

 tasted Pear, but somewhat gritty. It will keep till after Christ- 

 mas, but on the 9 th of February, 1713, was beginning to rot. 



* Mr. Luttrell was a member of Parliament, well known in his day, as 

 a collector of scarce books ; all the dates in this Paper refer to the old style. 



f This English name has originated in a mistake, for it is called the Wild- 

 ing of Henry Forrest in some old catalogues. 



