By Mr. Archibald Gorrie. 



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XIII. Charnock, or Drummond. 

 Leaves longish, acute, slightly pubes- 

 cent, minutely serrated. Tree lofty, 

 branches straggling, pendulous. Fruit 

 ripe middle of October ; eats mealy 

 when kept a week ; ripens irregularly; 

 colour, red next the sun, green on the 

 other side. Is by no means a first rate 

 Pear, and only a moderate bearer. 



XIV. Muirfowl Egg. Leaves 

 slightly pubescent, when young 

 slightly serrated. Tree dwarfish, 

 round headed ; branches horizontal. 

 Fruit ripe in the end of September ; I 

 should be eaten from the tree, does | 

 not keep; taste sweet, juicy. Should 

 be sparingly cultivated. 



