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Coioma at Mechlin through the hands of Mr. Stoffels. 

 It is said to have been raised by the Abbe Duquesne, to- 

 gether with the Napoleon Pear, already described in the 

 Transactions.* 



John Braddick, Esq. sent specimens of the Seckle Pear, 

 the produce of espalier trees in his garden at Thames Ditton. 

 This fruit has already been described in the Transactions of 

 the Society and a figure there given of it, from a draw- 

 ing made in America, and received from Mr. Coxe of 

 Burlington, New Jersey. It is gratifying to find that the 

 present specimens, though larger, closely resemble the figure 

 published with the account, and fully justify the high cha- 

 racter given of the Pear by Dr. Hosack in the Paper alluded 

 to. In shape it resembles the Swan's Egg, but is a little 

 longer. Stalk from half an inch to an inch long ; eye not 

 sunk, but even with the head of the fruit ; skin of a greenish 

 olive colour, often washed with much dull or bronze red on 

 the side exposed to the sun, and sometimes slightly streaked 

 with lighter red ; flesh yellow, very fine in texture, melting, 

 juicy, and sweet, with a delicate and extremely powerful 

 bergamot perfume ; it is in this perfume that the character 

 of the Seckle Pear differs from all others, and which has 

 caused it to be so highly extolled in America. The period of 

 its maturity appears to be later with us than in America, the 

 fruit being in fine condition here at the end of October and 

 beginning of November. The Society having received, by 

 the kindness of Dr. Hosack, a number of plants of the 

 Seckle Pear in the year 1819, distributed them to the nur- 

 serymen round London, then connected with the Society ; 



* See page 215 of this Volume. t Vol. id. page 256. 



