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THOMAS ANDREW KNIGHT. 
estate near Evesham, which belonged to his son in law, Sir Wm. Rouse Bough ton, Bart. ; Belmont , 
near Hereford, the seat of Col. Matthews; Eastnor Castle , the seat of Earl Somers, Lord Lieutenant 
of Herefordshire; Whitfield ’ the seat of E. Bolton Clive, Esq., M.P.; Pcngethley , near Ross, the estate 
of the Rev. T. P. Symonds ; Ross, probably from the town of Ross ; Moccas, the seat of Sir George 
Cornewall, Bart. ; Shobdon Court , the seat of Lord Bateman ; Eyewood, near Kington, the seat of the 
Earl of Oxford ; Croft Castle, the seat of Colonel Johnes ; Oakley Park, near Ludlow, the seat of the 
Hon. Robert Henry Clive, M.P. ; Pitfour, the seat of Admiral Ferguson in Scotland, who was 
himself called , more Scottico, “Pitfour;” Broom Park, near Canterbury, the seat of Sir Henry 
Oxenden, Bart., whose son was the companion and friend of Mr. Knight’s only son ; and Dunmore, 
near Stirling, the seat of Lord Dunmore. These names recall to memory his personal friends, and 
give his hardy pears a local interest in addition to their own merits. 
There were however exceptions to this rule, as the Monarch, Althorp Crasanne, Winter 
Crasanne, and the March Bergamot. 
The following list of the new varieties of fruit raised by Mr. Knight, and considered by him 
worth preserving, is given as an Appendix to the memoir of his life :— 
Apples. —Spring-grove Codling, Downton Lemon Pippin, Herefordshire Gilliflower, Grange 
Apple, &c. 
Cherries.— Elton, Waterloo, Black Eagle. 
Strawberries. —Elton, Downton. 
A large and long keeping Red Currant. 
Plums. —Ickworth Imperatice, a large purple plum not named ; and two improved damsons. 
Nectarines. —Imperatrice, Ickworth, Downton, and Althorp. 
Pears. —Monarch, Althorp Crasanne, Rouse Lench, Winter Crasanne, Belmont, and many 
others. 
Many excellent and productive varieties of Potatoes, of which the only one named is the 
Downton Yam. 
The Knight Marrowfat Pea ; and improved varieties of Cabbage. 
If this list is as meagre with reference to other fruits, as it has been shewn to be in regard 
to his new varieties of Apples and Pears, it gives but a poor idea of the amount of Mr. Knight’s 
labours. 
It is not within the scope of the present sketch however to follow his experiments further, or 
it could be shewn that he was equally successful in producing many improved varieties of other 
fruits, as well as of flowers, vegetables, and trees. 
A hurried glance must be taken of the great services he rendered to Scientific Horticulture, 
in his more public life. In 1805 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society, an honour he had 
already well earned by his papers. In 1804 the Royal Horticultural Society was formed; 
Mr. Knight was an original member, and in 1811 on the death of the first President, Lord 
