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The number of good pears, especially sum- 

 mer, is very great, but the best are the blan- 

 quet, robin, rousselet, rosati, sans, pepin, 

 jargonel. Of the autumn, the buree, the verte- 

 longue, and the bergamot. Of the winter, the 

 vergoluz, chasseray, St. Michael, St. Germain, 

 and ambret. I esteem the bon-cretien with us 

 good for nothing but to bake. 



Of plums, the best are St. Julian, St. Cath- 

 erine, white and blue pedrigon, queen-mother, 

 Sheen plum, and cheston. 



Beyond the sorts I have named, none I think 

 need trouble himself, but multiply these rather 

 than make room for more kinds ; and I am 

 content to leave this register, having been so 

 often desired it by my friends, upon their de- 

 signs of gardening. 



I need say nothing of apples, being so well 

 known among us ; but the best of our climate, 

 and I believe of all others, is the golden pip- 

 pin, and for all sorts of uses ; the next is the 

 Kentish pippin ; but these I think are as far 

 from their perfection with us as grapes, and 

 yield to those of Normandy, as these to those 

 of Anjou, and even these to those in Gascony. 

 In other fruits the defect of sun is in a great 

 measure supplied by the advantage of walls. 



The next care to that of suiting trees with 

 the soil is that of suiting fruits to the position. 



