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Dr. Van Mons, to be seedlings raised by himself: 

 I, Napoleon : of a moderate size, and elongated shape, 

 bright yellow colour, with blotches of red on the side, ex- 

 posed to the sun ; ripe early in October. 2, Marie Louise : 

 in shape and size resembling a small Bon Chretien ; yel- 

 low, with bright red next the sun ; very rich, and ripe about 

 the middle of October. 3, Chardig : a middle sized pear ; 

 its colour yellow, mixed with red : flavoured like a Swan's- 

 egg pear, and ripe about the end of October. 4, Charles 

 dAutriche : a very handsome, large pear, of great merit ; 

 ripe in October. 



At this meeting, Mr. Kirke exhibited specimens of the 

 Wheat-Bar Carnation. This variety is remarkable from 

 the following circumstance : the squamce, at the base of the 

 calyx, are multiplied, and in consequence, the base is so 

 elongated as to assume the appearance of a small ear of 

 wheat, in which case the flower is abortive ; but a sufficient 

 number of good flowers are always produced, the multi- 

 plication of the squamae not taking place on all the flower 

 buds. These are of a dark dingy red, and opening later 

 than most others, continue in bloom, as long as the wea- 

 ther leaves them undestroyed. This plant has been fi- 

 gured in Curtis s Magazine, tab. 1622. It is found to grow 

 better in the border of the garden than in a pot. 



December 3, 1816. The arrival of a second box of 

 fruits from Doctor Van Mons, of Brussells, was an- 

 nounced, containing several new pears of very great merit : 

 but as they had suffered much in the carriage, particular 



