620 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Fruit, below medium size ; roundish. Skin, dull green, changing to 

 yellowish green, mottled with red next the sun, and thickly strewed 

 with pale brown russety dots. Eye, small and open, with short rigid 

 segments, and set in a shallow depression. Stalk, an inch long, in- 

 serted in a small round cavity. Flesh, yellowish, half-buttery, tender, 

 sweet, and with a slight perfume. 



An old Scotch dessert pear ; ripe in October. The tree is very 

 hardy and vigorous, and admirably adapted for a standard dessert pear 

 in Scotland, where it is extensively grown. 



Muscat d'Allemagne. See Muscat All emande. 



MUSCAT ALLEMANDE (German Muscat ,- Muscat d'Allemagne). 

 Fruit, above medium size ; turbinate. Skin, smooth, unctuous to 

 the touch, bright green, changing to yellowish green as it attains 

 maturity, with reddish brown next the sun, covered with large grey dots, 

 and a trace of russet about the eye and round the stalk. Eye, small 

 and open, with long reflexed segments, set in an even shallow basin. 

 Stalk, above an inch and a half long, inserted in a small round cavity. 

 Flesh, yellow, juicy, buttery, and melting, with a rich, sweet, and fine 

 musky flavour. 



A dessert pear ; in use from March to May. Tree, vigorous, hardy, 

 and an abundant bearer, requires the protection of a wall, otherwise the 

 fruit is gritty, both on the pear and quince. 



Muscat Hatif. See Bourdon Musque. 



MUSCAT ROBERT (A la Reine ; Gezegende ; D'Ambre ; Pucelle 

 de Xaintogne; La Princesse ; St. Jean Musque ; Grand Muscat ; Early 

 Green; Gros Musqu6 ; Queen's). Fruit, small; turbinate. Skin, thin, 

 smooth and shining, yellowish green. Eye, open, with long acute seg- 

 ments even with the surface. Stalk, an inch long, slender, and inserted 

 without a cavity. Flesh, tender, very juicy, and with a rich aromatic 

 flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in the end of July. Tree, hardy and vigorous, 

 and an abundant bearer; succeeds well as a standard, and thrives best 

 on the pear. 



MUSCAT ROYAL. Fruit, small ; turbinate, Skin, greenish yellow, 

 entirely covered with grey russet, rather rough. Eye, small and 

 open, without depression. Stalk, an inch and a quarter long, and 

 inserted without depression. Flesh, white, coarse-grained, juicy, sweet, 

 and musky flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in September. The tree is hardy, vigorous, 

 and a good bearer ; succeeds well as a standard. 



Muscat Verd. See Cassolette. 

 Muscat de Villandry. See Echassery. 



