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 with tolerable certainty upon the authenticity of the fruits as 

 they come under observation. 



It is however to be lamented, that no greater care was be- 

 stowed on the nomenclature of the new Pears by the persons 

 who raised them; for the plan which theyadopted is calculated 

 to lead to endless confusion. In many instances they took an 

 established name, as the Colmar, for example, and then varied 

 it in every possible way ; thus we have the Colmar Dorlin, 

 Colmar Van Mons, Colmar Precel, Colmar Gossart, Colmar 

 Vilmorin, and many more, in which the name of some indi- 

 vidual is coupled with the name of the fruit to which the 

 seedling is supposed to have snme affinity. Then, again, we 

 have Colmar, St. Germain, and several others, with some 

 prefix or affix, intended to express the character of the fruit 

 or tree, as Passe Colmar, Passe St. Germain, Surpasse Colmar, 

 Colmar epineux, Passe Colmar epineux; and in this way the 

 names of almost all the established varieties are presented to 

 us. I need not point out how likely such a nomenclature as 

 this is to lead careless or ignorant persons into error ; the 

 consequence will probably be, that the additions to the 

 names will be dropped, as of no consequence, and we shall 

 have. Colmars, St. Germains, &c. differing from each other 

 without end. 



It will be my endeavour in this and succeeding Papers, to 

 remedy this evil as far as lies in my power, by giving accurate 

 descriptions of the fruits, as their authenticity is ascertained, 

 so that by reference, errors which may creep in will from 

 time to time be corrected. None but those varieties which 

 are of decided excellence will be described ; and in every 

 case where the inferior kinds are noticed, it will be only to 



