By Mr. Robert Thompson. 



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le Cure Pear, or Monsieur, as it is now abbreviated, or Poire de 

 Clion (the name to be preferred) is decidedly different from the St. 

 Lezin, and greatly superior to this last sort." 



On the 4th of November, 1833, a box was sent to the Society by 

 the late John Wynne Griffith, Esq. containing specimens of 

 twenty-four sorts of Pears, from his garden at Garn in Denbigh- 

 shire ; with a statement that they were from grafts received from 

 the Garden of the Society in 1830, worked on branches of four old 

 trees, viz. Brown Beurre, Crassane, Autumn Bergamot and Jargo- 

 nelle, which were growing against a south-west wall, and the grafts 

 brought over to the south-east side. The sorts were all true to 

 their names, and very well grown. From an account of the number 

 of fruits produced, it appeared that upwards of ten dozens had been 

 obtained in the second year after grafting, and more than thirty 

 dozens in the third year, from the grafts on these four trees ; a 

 proof of the rapidity with which a supply of good Pears may be 

 procured under favourable circumstances. 



Grapes. 



On the 9th of November, 1831, a bunch of White Muscat of 

 Alexandria Grapes was received from John Williams, Esq. of 

 Pitmaston, grown on the open wall, on a south-east aspect. A 

 ligature of waxed string was tied tight round the stem in April ; 

 which was found nearly as beneficial as ringing, and less injurious 

 to the future health of the tree. 



On the 2nd of January, 1833, fruit of the Charlesworth Tokay 

 Grape was received from the Hon. William Booth Grey. Bunch 

 large, long and tapering, rather loose ; the shoulders moderately 

 strong. Berries oval, not quite so large as those of the Muscat of 

 Alexandria, skin of a pale amber yellow, and thin for so late a Grape. 

 Flesh moderately firm, juicy, very sugary and rich, with an exceed- 



