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It is alfo called Gros Ratteau Gris, i. e. tlie gray raked 

 Pear \ and Poire d'Amour, i. e. the lovely Pear. In 

 England this is called Parkinfon's Warden, or the 

 Black Pear of Worcefter. This is a very large Pear, 

 each of which commonly weighs a pound or more ; 

 the Ikin is rough, and of an obfcure red colour on 

 the fide next the fun, but fomewhat paler on the 

 other fide ; the fl:alk is very fhort, and the eye is 

 greatly hollowed. This is not fit for eating, but bakes 

 or {lews exceeding well, and is in feafon from De- 

 cember to March. .. 



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68. Pyrus {Franc-real) fativa, fru6lu brurnali ma^no 

 gldbofo fiavefcente, pundis rufis conrperfo. 7'uurii. 

 Franc-reaL It is alfo called Fin-or d'Hyver, 1. e. u:c 

 Golden End of Winter. This is a very large Pear, 

 almoll of a globular figure ; the fidn is yellow, fpottcd 

 with red ; the ftalk is fhort, and the wood of the tree 

 meally. . The flefii of this Pear is dry, and very ape 

 to be ftony, but it bakes exceeding well, and conti- 

 nues good from January till March. . ■ 



6<^. Pyrus {Eaficr Berganiot) fativa, fruftu brurnali tur- 

 binate fefiili fubacido fiavefcente, punftisafperioribus 



63. Pyrus {Beft de Cajfoy) fativa, fruftu brurnali parvo confperfo. Tourn. Burgamotte Bugi, It is alfo called 



fiavefcente, maculis rubris confperfo. Tourn. Bcftde\ Bergamotte de Pafque, 



1. e. 



Cajfoy\ i. e. the Wilding of Cajfoy, a forefl: in Bretagne, 

 where it was difcovered, and pafl^es under the name 



It is alfo called Petit Beurrc 



of Rouflet d'Anjou. 



d'Hyver, 1. e. Small Winter Butter Pear. 



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a fmall oblong Pear, of a yellowifli colour, fpotted 

 . with red j the flefti is melting, and the juice is very 

 rich. It is in eating in December and January. This 

 is a prodigious bearer, and commonly produces its 

 fruit in large clufliers, provided it be not too much 

 pruned •, for it generally produces its bloflx>m-buds 

 at the extremity of its fhoots, which if floprtened, 

 the fruit woukl be cut away. There was a tree of 

 - this kind in the gardens of Camden-houfe near Ken- 

 fington, which generally produced a great quantity 



of fruit. , , . . /- : . 



64.PVRUS {Martin-ftre) fativa, fruftu brurnali turbina- 



;u to Ina^quali, ventre tumido, partim purpureo, par- 

 :-tim fiavefcente. Tourn. Ronville, .[It is alfo called 



_; '^ Hocrenaille and Martin-fire, i.e. the Lord Martin 

 .' Pear. This Pear is about the fize and fiiape of a 



the Eaflier Bergamot. It 



It is in eating from Fe- 



is a large Pear, almofi: round, but is a little produced 

 in length towards the ftalk 5 the eye is fiat and the 

 fkin is green, having many rough protuberances like 

 fpots difperfed all over, but, as it ripens, becomes 

 yellowifti -, the fiefti is breaking, and in a good feafon 

 the juice is fweet ; but it muft have a free fi:ock, a 

 fouth-eafl: wall, and have a good foil, otherwife it is 

 ^ apt to be ftony and auftere. 

 bruary till April. 



70. laZ {Muf cat of Germany) lAxj^chy d'Alama?^, i.e. 

 The German Mufcat. This is an excellent Pear, more 

 long than round, of the fhape of the Winter-royal, 

 but is lefs toward the eye, and is more ruflet, and 

 of a red colour next the fun ; it is buttery, meJtino-, 

 and a little muflcy. This is in eating in March, 

 April, 'and fometrmes in May, if it is well preferved. 

 . Le Bergamotte {Holland Bergamot) D'HoLtANDEy 

 i. e. The Holland Bergamot. It is large and round, 

 of the Ihape of the ordinary Ikrgamot. The colour 

 is greenifi^, the fiefii is half buttery and tender, the 



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large Roufl^elet •, the eye is of a middling fize, and ] '; juice is highly flavoured. This is a very ^opdj^car, 

 hollowed a little ; the middle of the Pear is generally 

 fwelled more on one fide than on the other, but is 



and will keep till April.-; 



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fmooth and foft, and is of a lively red Colour next 



rr(ihe fun, but on the other fide it changes yellow^ as it 



ripens. The flelh is breaking and full oi juice, which 



oliis very fweet and a little perfvimed ; but if grafted on 



""& a Quince ftock, is very apt to be fmall and ftony./ 



I65. Pyrus {Citron d'Hyver) fativa, fruftu brumali ci- 



5©' trifarmi fiavefcente dure mbfchatd bdoratifllmo. 



•a; Tourn. Citron ^Hyver^ i. e^ the Winter Citron Pear. 



irit is alfo called the Mufli Qr^nge Pear, in fome 



•-^.--places... .This is a pretty large Pear, in fliape and 



a colour very hke an Orange or Citron, from whence 



it had its name. The fiefti is hard and dry, and very 



fubjeft to be ftony, for which reafons it is not valued 



.}::.as an eating Pear, but will bake very well. . It is in 



:' feafon from December to March. 



66. Pyrus {Rouffelet d^Hyver) fativa, fruftu brumali 



^A:'oblongo, e yiridi fiavefcente, faccharato, faporis auf- 



teri. Tourn, Rouffelet d'Hyver^ i. e, the Winter Ruf- 



Cfelet. ^This is by fome fuppofed to be the fame Pear 



• :as is" called the Dry Martin, but' it is very different' 



\ from that in feveral particulars. .. The tolour of this 



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Le Poir^ {Naples Pear) d^Naples, i. e. The Pear 

 -\ of Naples. This is a'pretty large,- long, greenifli 



^^.Jgear; the flefli ls half breaking -, the juice is Iweer, 

 '|*;and a little vinous. It is in eating in March. I am in 

 doubt whether this Pear is not in fome places taken 

 -'for a Saint Germain, for there is a Pear in fome sar^ 

 •V. dens, very like the Samt Germain, which will keep 

 ,;':till April, and this Peaf agrees \^th the charaflers 

 ; jof that\^ JjC is tdXltd in England the Eafter St. Ger- 



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is a gt-eenifti yellow, inclining to brown ; the ftalk is 

 , .. long and flender, and the fiefti is .buttery ^nd melt- 

 .: :ing, and generally full of juice, which i^.yery fweet, 

 .:;:but the^fkin is apt to contain an auftere juice, fpthat 

 .*--^-if it be not pared, it is apt^to be difagreeable to" ma- 



73.^^IVr.us {BoncretienJ^Hyver) fativa, irudlu brumali 

 magno pyramidato, e flavo nonnihil rubente. Tourn. 

 Boncretien d'Hyver^ i. e. the Winter Boner etien Pear. 

 This Pear is very large and long, of a pyramidal fi- 

 gure; the fkin is of a yellowifii colour, but the fide 

 nejrt the fun inclines to a foft red \ the flefli is tender 

 and breaking, and is very full of rich fugared juice. 

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 ,^ I am fully fatisfied, if it were grafted on a free ftock, 

 ■and planted in a good foil, againft a wall expofed to 

 -.fthe fouth-eaft, and the branches trained at full length, 

 ^-■ft might be rendered more acceptable than it is at 





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^ Sj^ Vykvs' {Portail) fativa Pidlavierifis, fru£tu brumali 

 %^ globofo fefiili faccharato odorato. Tourn. Poir Por-"^ 



the, Gate Pear. This Pear, was difcovered 



prefent in England. 

 74i. ¥y?-V% {Cadillac) fativa, fru£tu brupriali magno, cy- 



donifie facie, partim flavo,, partim purpurea. Tourn. 

 'CatillaCj or Cadillac. This is a laree Pear, "-fhaped 



fomewhat like a Quince : the fkin is for the moft part 

 ?-; of a yellow colour, but changes to a deep red on the 



fide next the Tun 1 the flefh is hard, and the Juice 



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Cin the prpvince of Poidou, where it was fo nxuch 

 t:^cfteemed, that they preferred it to moft other fruit, 

 ,V though in the opinion of the moft curious judges, it 

 does not deferve the great character which is given to 

 H Jt •, for it rarely happens that it proves good for eat- 



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ing, being generally dry, ftony, and hard, unlefs in 

 ■ extraordinary feafons, and upon a very good foil. 

 - - -^^Xhis myft always .be grafted on a free ftock, and 



fhould be planted on a light rich foil ; and in very dry 

 '.y feafons the trees fliould be watered, otherwifc, the fruit 



; : will be ftony. It is in feafon from January to March, 

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•:., being a plentiful bearer, deferves a place in every good 



^ colledlion of fruit.'.^^ It vrill be good from Chriftmas to 



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7^. Pyrus {Pajlorelle) fativa, fruclu brumali oblongo 



fiavefcente, punftis rubris conf^^erfo. La Paftorellc. 



This Pear is of the fize and fhape of a fine Rouflelet ; 



- the ftalk is ftiort and crooked ; the'flcin is fomewhat 

 rough, of a yellowifti colour, fpotted with red ; the 

 fiefti is tender and buttery, and v;hen it grov/s on a 



'dry foil, the juice is very fweet ; but on a wet foil, 



- Or in -uioift years, it is fubjeft tohaye an auftere tafic. 

 ,/rhis Pear is in eating in February and March. :,y 



y6. Pyrus {Double Fleur) fativa, fruflu brumali fefiili, 

 parjtim fiavefcente, partim^ purpurafcm Tourn, 



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