Medlars for the mantel environmentagency Signed and dated on the

Signed and dated on the reverse

Original size: 330 x 460 mm

The name comes from the belief that it was used by people carrying fish between the towns of Totnes and Dartmouth to avoid paying a tax

others believe Nature should take her course

Medlars for the mantel environmentagency Signed and dated on theSpring flowers in May are always a joy to have in the house. These are Medlar stems cut from the little avenue of trees at St Marys, Totnes. The pinkish white flowers combined with curled green leaves upon the small branches, each flower has a similarity to pear tree flowers. Ill graft it with you, and then I shall graft it With a medlar. Then it will be earliest fruit i th country, for youll be rotten ere you be half ripe, and thats the right virtue