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foils arid fuuations where they grow^ or the Rocks on 

 u'hich they are grafted. This Pear, when grafccd on 

 n free (lock, and pLinted on a middhng foil, neither 

 too wee nor over dry^ is an excellent autun^n Pear j 

 but when it is grafted on a (^lince flock, it is very apt 

 to be deny V or if planted on a very dry foil, is very 

 apt to be fmall and good for little, unlcfs the trees 

 are watered in dry leafons, which has rendered it lefs 

 efteemed by fome perfons, who have hot confidered 

 the c^iufe of their hardnefs ; for when it is righdy 

 managed, there are not many Pears in the fame fca- 

 fon to be compared with it. This is a large roundifli 

 fruit, the fKin is rough, and commonly of a brown 

 cpjou.r •, the fiefli is breaking, and full of a rich fu- 

 gared juice. It ripens the end of Oftober, and will 

 continue good near a month. 



I Pyrus {Mttfcat flueri) iitw^^ fruftu autumnali glo- 

 bofo ferrugineo, carne tenera fapidiflima. Tourn. 



flowered Mufcat. It is alfo 



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Mufcat fieurU 



called Mufcat a longue queue d'Automne, 



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cellent Pear, of a middling fize, and round ; the fkin 



is of a dark red colour ; the fleih is very tender, and 



of a delicate flavour. ^ It ripens the end of Odlober. 



39. Pyrus {Poire de Vigns) fativa, fruftu autumnal! 



- globofb ferrugineo, carne vifcida. Tourn. Poire de 

 Vigne^ ;'. e, the Vine Pear, This is a round fruit, of 

 a middling fize ; the Ikin of a dark red colour ; the 

 fiefli is very melting, and full of a clammy juice ; the 

 ftalk is very long and Qender. . The fruit fhould be 



be full rloe, otherwife 



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gathered before it 

 meally and foon rots. 



npe, otnerwiie it gro\ys 

 It ripens the end of Oftober. 



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rufefcentc, facchafato, odoratiffimo. 



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called in Touraine, 



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i^ fin d'automne, i. e. the long-ftalked Mufcat of the 

 .endof autumilv.jThis is by ibme'Englifli gardeners 

 ^.^jcajled the Brute-bonne,' 'but that is a very different 

 '• t fruit from this. It is fhaped fomewhat like the Roufle- 

 , let* but the fkin of this is fmooth, and of a greenifti 



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yellow from the fun, but the fide next the fun is of 

 a deep red colour, with fome fpots of gray ; the flefh 

 is very tender and delicate ; the juice isTvefy* fweet, 

 with an agreeable perfume/ It ripens the middle of 

 Oftober, but muft not be long kept,, left it rot in the 

 middle. 



Pyrus {Pe'ndar) fadva, rruftu auturnnali 



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oblongo 



.1 majon cmereo. Tourn. Poire Pendar^ i. e. the Knave's 

 \ -Pear. . This is very like the'Caffolette Pear, but is 

 ^ ; fomewhat larger ; the flelh is fine and tender ; the 

 / juice is very much fugared. It ripens the end of 

 ...pdober..: ,.^ 



4^. Pyrus {Sucre vert) fativa, fru£tu auturnnali turbi- 

 ^; nato tuberofo viridi faccharato, in ore liquefcente. 

 i": Tourn. Sucre vert ^ i. e. The green Sugar Pear. This 

 r Pear ^s fhaoed like the Winter Thorn, butisfnialler; 



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the fkin is very finooth and green ; the flefh is very 

 buttery i the juice is fugared, and of an agreeable fla- 

 vour ; byt it is fometimes fubjed to be ftony in the 



middle, 



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j. Pyrus (Marquis) fativa, fructu auti 

 ,.; fcffili, e viridi flavefcente, maculis nigris confperfo, 

 carne tener^ faccharata. Tourn. La ' 



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Marquife^ z. e, 

 'This is often of two different 



: '' fhapes, according to the nature of the foil where they 

 f' are planted; for when the foil is dry, the fruit very 

 much refembles a fine Blanquet^ but when the foil is 



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very rich and moifl:, it grows much larp:er. It is a 



'*r wcll-lhaped Pear, flat at the top ; the eye is fmall and 



hollowed ; the fkin is of a grecnifli yellow, a little in- 



., dining to fed on the fide next the fun. ^Jf this Pear' 



.l„does not change yellow in ripening, it' is feldom' 



good -, but if it does, the flefli will be tender and de- 



. licate, very full of juice, which is fugared. It ripens 



the beginning of November. ' , ._ /' - 



44. Pyrus {Chat-hrule) fativa, fruftu auturnnali ob- 

 longo, 'partim albido, partim rufefcente.'' T^e Chat- 

 . hruX i.e. the Burnt Cat}' It \% alfo called Pucelle de 



Xuintogne, Lc. the Virgin of Xaintognc.„'^ This is 



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fmaii oblona Poar, fliaped much like the Martin S<^: 

 but diifcrs trom it in colour, this being of a pale co- 

 lour on one fide, but of a dark brown on the other • 

 the fkin is fniooth *, the Ai:£i\ is render, but dry, and* 

 if kept a Ibort time, is apt to grow meally. It is [^ 



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eating the beginning of November. 



45. Pyrus {Befideri) iativa, fruftu auturnnali ^lobofo 

 feflili, ex albido flavefcente. Le Beftdcri. It is fo called 

 from Heri, which is a forefi in Bretacrne, between 

 Rennes and Nantes, where this Pear was found. This 

 is a middle-fized round Pear, of a pale o-rcen, in- 

 clining to a yellpv/ifh colours the fl:alk is'^very lon^r 

 and flender ; the flefh is dry, and but very indiifcrent 

 for eanng, but it bakes well. It ripens the middle 

 of November. . . , . . ., ■ 



46. Pyrus {Craft 

 ridi flavefcente, maculato, utrinque umbilicato, in 

 ore liquefcente. Tourn. The Crafane, or Bergamot Cra- 

 fane. It is alfo called, Beurre Plat, i. e, the flat But- 

 ter Pear. This is a middle-fized Pear, hollowed at 

 the crown like an Apple ; the fl:alk is very long and 

 crooked ; the fliin is rough, of a greenifli yellow co- 

 lour when ripe, covered over with a rufiTet coat ; the 

 flefli is extremely tender and buttery, and is full of a 

 rich fugared juice, and is the very befl: Pear of the 

 feafon. This is in eating the middle of November. 



47. Pyrus {Dauphine) fativa, fruftu brumali turbinato 

 fefllli flavefcente iaccharato odorato, in ore liaue- 



. fcente. Tourn. Lanfac ou la Dauphine^ i. e. the Lan- 

 fac or Dauphine Pear^^ This Pear is commonly about 



■ the fize of a Bergamot, of a roundifli figure, fiat to- 



„ wards the head, but a little produced towards the 

 ftalk ; the flcin is fmooth, and of a yellowifii sreen 



'• colour; the flefl} is yellow, tender, and melting; the 

 juice is fugared, and a little perfumed ; the eye is 

 ■ very large, as is alfo the flower, an3 the ffalk is Ion 



-and fl:rait. When 



planted on a gooc} foil, it is one of the befl: frulr^ of 

 thejeafon ; but when it is on a Quince flrock, of..upon 

 a very dry foil, the fruit will be fmall, ftony, and \yorth 

 * little. It ripens the end of November.^- j - . >, .^ 



48. Pyrus (Martin Sec) fativa, fru<fbu brumafi oblongo, 

 'j3artim mtense, partim duute rerrugmeo, faccharato, 



odorato. Tourn. Martin Sec, i. e: the Dry, Martin. 

 ' .This is fometimes called the JDry Martin of Cham- 

 pagne, to difl:ingufih it from another Dry Martin ot 



' Buro;undy.- ^ This Pear is almoft: like the Rouflelet in 

 fliape and colour, which has occafioned fome perfons 

 to give it the name of Winter Ruflfelet.^ It is an ob- 

 long Pear, whofeflcin is of a deep ruflTet colour on'one 

 fide, but the other fide is inclining to a red -, the flefli 



" is breaking; and fine ; the juice is fueared, with a lit- 

 tie perfume, and if grafted on a free flock, is an ex- 



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ber, but if they were permitted to' hang" their full 

 ** time on the tree, will k^ep good two months. .7; '• 

 40. Pyrus {Bigarrade) fativa, fruftu brumali magno lef- 

 fili, e cinereo flavefcente. Tomn.' La Villaine d'AnicUy 



u. It is alfo called Poire Tuh- 



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the Tulip Pear, and Bigarrade, i. e. the 

 ; Great Orange. This is a large round Pear, with a very 

 ^long flender ftalk jthe (km is .of a pale yclIoV,<:o- 

 "Tour ; the flefta is breaking, but not very full of juice. 

 This is in eating; the end of November.. .? ■ 



50. Pyrus {Poire de gros queUe) fativa, fruciu^ brumali 

 .^^ flayefjente odoratiflimo;" pedjculo craiuoru Tourn. 

 ' Poire degros queiie, i^.e.^ the large ^ ft diced P(?^r. This is 

 .;-:a'large roundifli PearV w^^^ ^ yellow f^*n ; tHe ftalk 

 ^- ; is very thick^/rom whence it had the name ; the flefii 

 \ Vbreaking^and'dry, and has a very'muflcy tiavour ; 

 ■:: tut "it is apt to be ftony,' efpecially if it be planted , 



In a dryfoiCor grafted on a Quin9e-i^ock,^as^'ars 

 rrioflrpf the perfumed iPears. . *.; ; y-^-i 



51. Pyrus {Amadote) fativa, frudlu brumali turbinato 

 rufefcente odorato. UAmadote^ i.e. The Anadot Tear. 



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 ' at the top •, * the flcln is generally rough, and of a ruf- 

 fct colour"- the 'fiefh is dry ahd high flavoured^ if 

 eraTted'oh a free ftock. ' The wood of tfiis tree is 



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