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yellow colour, when ripe, beautifully ftriped with 

 red; the flefh is half melting, and has a rich flavour, 

 if gathered before it be to too ripe, but it is apt to be 

 meally. This generally produces two crops of fruit 

 in a year J the firft is-commonly ripe about the end 

 of July, and the fecond ripens in September, but this 

 late crop is feldom well tailed. 



5. Pyrus {Mtifcat) fativa, fruftu seftivo parvo flave- 

 fcente mofchato. Tourn, Petit Mufcat, i. e. the Little 

 Mtifcat, This is a fmall Pear, rather round than long ; 

 the fkin is very thin, and, when ripe, of a yellowifii 

 colour ', the flefh is melting, and of a rich mufky 

 flavour, but will not keep long when ripe. This 

 comes the end of July. 



6. Pyrus {Cuijfe Madame) fativa, fruftu seftivo oblongo 

 fetrugineo, carne tenera mofchata. Tourn. Cuiffe 

 Madame^ Ladfs Thigb^ in England commonly called Jar- 

 gonelle. This is a very long Pear, of a pyramidal 

 ihape, having a long foot-ftalk ; the fkin is pretty 

 thick, of a ruflet green colour from the fun, but to- 

 wards the fun it is inclined to an iron colour ; the 

 flefh is breaking, and has a rich muflcy flavour ; ripe 

 the beginning of Augufl:. This is one of the beft early 

 fummer Pears yet known, and is certainly what all the 

 French gardeners call the Cuiflfe Madame, as may be 

 eafily obferved by their defcription of this Pear j but 

 I fuppofe the titles of this and the Jargonelle v/ere 

 changed in coming to England, and have been con- 

 tinued by the fame names. 



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7. Pyrus (JVindJor) fativa, fruftu oblongo, e viridi 

 . fiavefcente. The IVindfor Pear. - This is an oblong 

 . fruit, which fwells toward the crown, but near the 



fl-alk is drawn toward a point ; the fkin is fmooth, arid, 

 ■ when ripe, of a yellowilh green colour ; the flefh is 



very foft, and, if permitted to hang but two orthree 

 • days after it is ripe, grows meally, and is good Jor 

 1 nothing. 





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8\ Pyrus (Jargonelle) fativa, fru6lu aeflivo oblongo, c 



w. viridi albo. "The Jargonelle, now commonly called Cuijp 

 r Madam. This is" certainly Tvhat the French garde'n- 

 . ef^ Call the Jargonelle, which, as I have before ob- 

 .-^; fervcd, is now in England, given: to, another fruit 

 -much preferable to this, fo that the two names are 

 -changed ; for the Jargonelle is always placed'amongfl 

 ^ thofe which the French call bad fruit, ahcftfie Cuiife 

 , Madame is fet down amongft their beft fruit, which 

 ? is certainly the reverfe with us, as they are now named. 

 •:^This Pear is fomewhat like the Windfor, but is notfo 



fwelling toward the crown, and is fmaller toward the 



ftalk ; the fkin is fmooth, of a pale green colour ; the 

 ' fiefh is apt to be meally if it ftands to be ripe, but, 



being a plentiful -bearer, is much propagated for the 

 - London markets. * 



Pyrus {Orange Mujk) fativa, frudtu ^flivo globofo 



Tourn. 



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feflfili mofchato, rnaculis nigris confperfo. 



f. e. the Oranze Mufk. This is a mid- 

 dHe-fized Pear, of a (hort globular form •, the fkin is 

 of a yellowifh colour, fpotted with black ; the flefli 

 is mufky, but Is very apt to be a little dry and chbaky. 

 It ripens in Augiitl: ■ 





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10.' PyruS {BUnquet) fativa, fruflu seftivo albido ma- 

 jori.^ Tpura- Groj Blanquety i. ^. Great blanket. This 

 l^ alfo cajkd La Muflfette d'Anjou, i, e. the Bagpipe 

 ' of Anjou. A ft Is a large Pear approaching tb a round 

 T lorm i the fkin is fmoothi* and of a pale green co- 

 i^Tour; the fielh is foft, and full of juiceV which hath 

 % a rich flavour f the ftalk is fhort, thick, and fpblteH ; 

 ?/ ffie'^i^ood is flendcr, and the leaf is very much like 



This ripens 

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li. Pyrus [MuJk Blanquet) fativa, fruftu aeftivo albido 

 - faccharato odoratifllmo. Tourn.* 



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12. Pyrus [Long-Jialk Blanquet) fativa, fru<nu sefti\^o 

 albido, pediculu longo donate. Tourn. Bhrmette a 

 longue queik^ i. e. Long-fialked Blanket Pcar.^ This 

 Pear is in fnape fomewhat like the lormer, but the 

 eye is larger, and more hollow at the crown-, towarj 

 the ftalk it is fomewhat plumper, and a little crooked •, 

 the flcin is very fmooth, white, and fometimes to- 

 ward the fun is a little coloured -, the flefti is between 



melting and 



breaking. 



and is full of a rich fu^^^ary 

 This ripens the middle of Au^uft. ■ ■ ° 



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Pyrus {Skinlefs) fativa, fruftu seftivo 





longo ru- 

 fefcente faccharato. Tourn. Potre fans Pem^ i. e, the 



Skinlefs Pear. It is alfo called Fleur de Guio-ne, i. e. 

 Flower of Guigne ; and by Tome, Rouffelet harif, i. e! 

 the early Rufl'elct. . This is a middle-fized fruit, of 

 a long fhape, and a reddifli colour, fdmewhac like 

 the RufTclet > the fkin is extremely thin ; the flefli is 

 melting, and full of a rich fugary juice j the flioots 

 are long and ftrait. This ripens the middle of Au^uft, 

 14. Pyrus {Robine) fativa, fru6tu seftivo .turbinate, 

 carne tenera faccharato. Muf chat Robine, i.e. theMuJk 

 Robine Pear. This is alfo called Poire a la Rei.ie, i. c. 

 the Queen's Pear ; Poire d'Ambre, i. e. the Am^ 

 berPear; and Pucelle de Xaintonge, i. e. the Vir- 

 gin of Xaintonge. This 

 yellowifh colour when ripe 

 melting and breaking. 



is a fmall round Pear, of a 

 ; the flefti is between 



It hath a rich mufky flavour, 

 and is a great bearer; it ripens the middle of Auguft. 



15. Pyrus [Drone) htivz^ fru6hu sftivo turbinato mof- 

 chato. Le Bourdon Mofque, /. e. the Mufk Drone 

 Pear. This is a middle-fized round fruit, whofe fkin 

 is of a yellowifti colour when ripe ; the flefh is melt- 

 ing, and has a high muflcy juice, but it muft not hang 



' too long on the tree, for it is fa bjed to grow n>eally 

 in a fhort time. This ripens the end of Auguft.- - 



16. Pyrus {Orange) fativa, fruclu asftivo globofo feflili, 

 e viridi purpurafcente faccharato odorato. Tourn. 

 Orange Rouge, i. e. the red Oranze Pear. >. This Pear 



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; hath been the moft common of all the forts in France, 



which was occafioncd by the general efteem it was in 



^'fofiie years firtce/ This is a middle-fized round fruit, 



of a grecnifh"c61our;bul: the fide next the ftin chaiiges 



-*^tp^ aj^urple colour when ripe; the flefh is melting, 



/^ancT^he juice is fugared with a little perfume ; the 



'eye iT very hollow, and the ftalk is fhort. This ripens 



.v-the end of Auguft.'^^--*"^-^ ■;;■>' - . ' • , ^ 



1 7." Pyrus {Caffolette) fativa, fruftu seftivo oblongo mi- 

 noricinereo odorato. Tourn. Caffolette Friolet., Mufcat 

 Verd Lechefrion. This is fo called from its being fhaped 

 like a perfuming-pot. It is along fruit, in (h'apclike 

 the CuiflTe Madame, of an Afh colour ; its flefli is 

 melting, and full of a perfumed juice, but it is very 

 apt to rot in the middle as foon as ripe 

 would be efteemed an excellent Pear."^" It is ripe the 



end of Auo;uft. .-.';" : ^.im-.- -^, .^.^.. \ 



18. Pyrus {Orattge Mtijk) fativa, frucftu'jeftivo tlVrbi- 

 " ' nato e viridi albido. 



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Orange Pear. 

 like a Bergamot 



Orange Mufquee, i. e. the Mufk 

 This is a large round Pear, in fhape 

 the flcin is green, and the fleih is 

 ng, but it is very fubjed to^rot upon the tree, 

 li which renders it hot liear lo valuable as fbme others. 

 >''It ripens the end of Auguft. 



Pyrus (Oigriomet) fativa, frudu xftiyo f^lobofo e' 



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"viridi purpurafcente. Tourn. Gros Oignonnet 

 Great Onion Pear. It is alfo called A*-^^^"-^ *•' 



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Brown Admired 



that of the tree called the Jargonelle. 



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mire-roux, 1. e. 

 and Roy d'Ete,, i. e. King of Sum- 

 mer ; Archiduc d'Ete ; i. e. the Summer Archduke. 

 This is a middle-fized round Pear, "of a brownifli 



colour next the lun 



the flefli is meltirigj, 



and the 



The Blanquette, or 

 Mufk Blanquette V the little Blanket Pedr.f TK\s Pear 

 b much lefs than the former, atld ihorc pinched in 

 • near the ftalk, which is alfo fhort, but flendererthah 

 that of the former; the fkin is foft, and of a pale 

 ^grcen colour V the fl^fh is tender, and full of a rich 

 'mufkyjujce ; the wood of this tree is muchfironger 

 than tliat of the formei", and thefhoots are commonly I 

 ihdrter. 'This ripens the middle of AuguE v -^ > ^ 



juice is pafiably good. This ripens the end of Auguft. 



20. Pyrus (Jvorat) fativa, fruclu seftivo globofo fef- 



- fili ex albido flavefcente faccharato odorato. Tourn. 



^Robine. Jilt* is alfo called Mufcat d^ Aouft, 



the 



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Mufcat ; Poire d'Averar, i. e. 



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 Jslaroundifh flat Pear, in fhape Very like a Be rga- 



the ftalk is long, ftrait, and 'a little fpotced, 



-" -and tht eye is a little hollowed -, the fkin is fmcqth, 



and of a whitifh yellow colour "; the flelh is breaking, 



but not hard, and its juice is jichly fugared and per- 



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