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LXV. A Description of some new Pears. By Mr. John 

 Turner, F. L. S. Assistant Secretary. 



Read March 2, 1824. 



Th e confusion which has existed in the nomenclature of 

 the new and valuable varieties of Flemish Pears, is at length 

 yielding to the perseverance of a few zealous cultivators; 

 amongst whom our President, and Mr. Braddick are most 

 conspicuous. To the latter gentleman we are in a great 

 measure indebted for the first introduction of these Pears into 

 this country, and for their subsequent wide dissemination. 



From the gardens of Dr. Van Mons at Brussells, the 

 Count Coloma, and Mr. Stoffels, at Mechlin, the scions 

 were, for the most part, first obtained ; but, unfortunately, 

 either from a want of attention in taking them off, or from 

 carelessness in naming the trees themselves, little accordance 

 was' found to exist between the fruits grown here, and the 

 specimens with the same names received from time to time 

 from Flanders. Subsequently, however, trees and grafts of 

 many of the best kinds correctly named were received from 

 M. Parmentier at Enghien, and from M. Rutteau at 

 Tournay ; and the produce of these has materially assisted in 

 detecting the errors which previously existed. 



So long ago as 1819, I had begun to describe with some 

 care the varieties of Pears which appeared best to deserve 

 cultivation, and, since that time, have endeavoured to give 

 such attention to the subject, as enables me now to decide 



