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17. GUISE-BONNE, OR GOOD GREY PEAR, 



This is rather a small pear, the form regular, di- 

 minishing with a gentle swell towards the stem, which 

 is long ; the blossom end rather flat, with no hollow at 

 the crown ; the skin green, dotted with black spots 

 the flesh large grained and juicy, of a pleasant taste 

 ripens from the beginning to the middle of August., 



18. MUSK SUMMER BON CHRETIEN, OR LARGE SUGAR PEAR, 



This is a large and handsome fruit, of very irreg- 

 ular form ; the shape is oblong, swelled in the middle, 

 and diminishing towards each end, but more towards 

 the stalk, which is long and large, and frequently in- 

 serted on one side ; the flesh is rich, melting, and of a 

 highly musked taste, saccharine and waxy, yielding 

 an uncommonly fine odour ; the skin is very smooth, of 

 a yellowish green, clouded with clusters of black 

 spots. 



It frequently cracks in the skin, which diminishes 

 its excellence ; when free from this defect, it is a very 

 estimable fruit. The leaves are large and smooth, the 

 tree of vigorous growth : it is often mis-named the Jar- 

 gonelle in this country ; the time of ripening, the latter 



