300 An Account of Scotch Pears. 



else, except where the merit of the fruit has attracted the atten- 

 tion of nurserymen, by whose means they have been trans- 

 ferred in later times to other orchards ; for instance, the Red 

 Pear o/Busie, a beautiful, small, and good early Pear, is only 

 found on young trees, except in the orchard at Busie, about 

 a mile north of Perth, where the original tree is still stand- 

 ing, though in a state of much decay. The Benvie is more 

 extensively cultivated ; the original tree, or rather a part of 

 its remains, is still alive in a small orchard on a farm of that 

 name, to the east of Rossie Priory, in the Carse of Gowrie. 

 Pear Duncan, a beautiful Pear, little known, till very lately 

 was only to be found at Gourdie Hill, the seat of Patrick 

 Mathew, Esq. in the parish of Errol ; that gentleman has 

 given it deserved celebrity ; it takes its name of Duncan from a 

 former proprietor of Gourdie Hill. The Flower of Monorgan 

 is found no where but in the extensive orchard of that name. 

 The Black Pear of Bog Mill is only found in the orchard 

 there; and the Bushed Lady, and Pow Meg, are peculiar to 

 the orchard of Port Allan, on the north bank of the Tay, oppo- 

 site to Newburgh. The Elcho Pear seems to be an acci- 

 dental seedling, now cultivated at the old castle of Elcho. 

 And many varieties of inferior value are to be found in almost 

 every very old orchard, whose qualities have not procured for 

 them any culture beyond the precincts of their original habi- 

 tation. Every orchard of long standing has its own Pear Diel, 

 and no one Diel is like another ; neither does any orchardist 

 covet the Diel of his neighbour. The Pear Wornjs are about 

 as various, and are deservedly treated with the same neglect. 

 There are also many sorts which no one has ever thought of 

 dignifying with names. As these are fast disappearing from 



