between January 1, 1824, and January 1, 1825. 95 



resemble ropes of Onions attached to the branches. The 

 annexed sketch represents the appearance of part of the 

 tree. In a subsequent Communication Mr. Fisher reports 

 the production of a very full crop of Pears in 1826 ; and adds, 

 that it is better to twist and break down the young shoots 

 late in the autumn, when the wood has become tough, after 

 the sap has retreated. He states that the pendent branches 

 continue perfectly healthy. 



Mr. William Mowbray, Gardener to the Earl of Mount- 

 norris, at Arley Hall, in a Letter to the Secretary, dated 

 the 29th of October, gave an account of several successful 

 trials he had made in obtaining fruit of different species of 

 Passifloras. Some of these rarely, if ever, produce fruit, if 

 left to themselves, or even if set with their own pollen ; but 

 Mr. Mowbray had found that they would bear freely if the 

 pollen of other species was applied to their blossoms. By 

 this means he had in the preceding summer obtained fruits 



