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sweet, and has a slightly musky flavour. It is best 

 when picked before fully ripe, and matured in the 

 house. The tree is a general bearer. 



21. Little muscat Is of an oblong shape, of a yel- 

 low colour, except next the sun, where it is red. Ripe 

 in August. 



22. Mom Jean Is a valuable pear. It is ripe a- 

 boutthe first of November, and will last till the mid- 

 dle of December. 



23. Mogul summer. A very large, fair and sweet 

 pear, and a full bearer. Ripe in August. 



24. Orange pear. This has been long cultivated 

 in Massachusetts, and is still a favourite fruit among 

 those who are unacquainted with the superiour kinds 

 more recently introduced. The fruit is roundish ; 

 the skin of a greenish colour, becoming yellow when 

 ripe ; the flesh is melting, and the juice sugary ; the 

 flavour pleasantly perfumed. It ripens in August, 

 and, like all summer pears, is of short duration. 



26. Pound pear "Is an extraordinary large, thick, 

 oblong fruit, of a greenish gray colour : it is often 

 reared in the vicinity of buildings, to shelter its pon- 

 derous fruit from boisterous winds, before it has at- 

 tained to maturity. Though its pulp be somewhat 

 tough, it is a very useful pear in domestick economy', 

 especially for drying. The tree rises to a considera- 

 ble height, and spreads its branches ; is very produc- 

 tive, and its blossoms are not liable to be injured in 

 the spring." The fruit should be suffered to remain 

 on the tree till frost, and then preserved in the com- 

 mon manner, for baking and other culinary uses. 

 There is a variety generally called the small pound 

 pear, which acquires only half the size of the former, 

 but possesses all its valuable properties. 



26. Nonpareil bergamot "Is a considerably large 

 pear, with a green peel, containing a mellow pulp of 

 an incomparable aromatick taste. It becomes eatable 



