302 An Account of Scotch Pears. 



The Gold, or Gowd Knap too, is a very convenient name 

 for small round gold coloured Pears, and no less than five 

 varieties are sent under that name, all rare, except the earliest, 

 which I conceive to be the genuine variety of the name. 



In describing the varieties, I have confined my remarks to 

 the leaf, its pubescence, smoothness, serratures, and shape, 

 and the length of the footstalk ; and I may notice here, that 

 I have found smooth leaves for the most part deeply serrated 

 on the sides, and the pubescent leaves much less so, parti- 

 cularly when the leaves are old. At that time, the serratures 

 which appeared slightly on their unfolding are generally 

 filled up. In my descriptions, the size and habit of the tree 

 are generally noticed ; the time the fruit is ripe, and in 

 season, and its colour and quality are mentioned ; for the 

 size and form of the fruit I refer to a sketch of the outline of 

 each, which will shew these as well as the length of the foot- 

 stalk, and the position of the calyx ; when a footstalk is men- 

 tioned in the descriptions it is always that of the leaf that 

 is meant. I attempted to distinguish between the flowers of 

 the different varieties, but have not copied my notes so far, 

 for I found they would only lengthen the descriptions without 

 producing any useful practical result. 



I have added sketches of a few Pear trees, the elegant ap- 

 pearance of which, I conceive, entitle them to a place in the 

 lawn, in groups, or solitary, according to the fancy of the pro- 

 prietor or landscape gardener. The Early Yellow, or Genuine 

 Ben vie, is a towering tree, shewing its waving top far above 

 its round-headed fellows ; and from its slender and graceful 

 appearance, it is always known at a distance ; it is found in 

 every orchard. The sketches of the Pow Meg and Busked 



