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do I consider to have been a failure — here are their names in 

 quantity. I am speaking before a world-known society, and I 

 naturally as a humble amateur wish all to know what I have 

 done with the hope, ever a rich grace in the enthusiast, that my 

 amateur brethren of the craft, together with my more en- 

 lightened and scientific members may, by our joint action and 

 continued investigation, produce year by year something new 

 from methods as old as the hills : — 



Pitmaston Duchess, budded on Marie Louise. 



,, Thomson's Pear. 

 ,, Doyenne du Cornice. 

 ,, Winter Nelis. 

 ,, Autumn Bergamot. 

 „ Beurre D'Aremberg. 

 ,, Beurre Diel. 

 ,, Catillac. 

 ,, Dr. Trousseau. 

 „ Souvenir du Congres. 

 ,, Glou Morceau. 

 „ Huyshe's Prince of Wales. 

 ,, on Huyshe's Prince of Wales, 

 recrossed on Souvenir du 

 Congres. 



Winter Nelis, budded with Duchess D'Angouleme. 

 n ,, Louise Bonne of Jersey. 



„ Jargonelle. 

 m ,, Souvenir du Congres. 



ii „ a pear bud obtained from a friend, 



which is extremely good. 

 Glou Morceau (old tree), budded with Doyenne du Cornice. 

 „ budded with Beurre de l'Assomption. 



,, Brock worth Park. 

 m pi Pitmaston Duchess, and crossed 



again, 



ii M Gratioli of Jersey. 



» »> Pitmaston Duchess crossed on 



Huyshe's Prince of Wales. 

 Swa&'a Egg (old tree), budded with Doyenne du Cornice, 

 budded with Louise Bonne of Jersey. 



