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in October and November. The tree is one of the 

 largest among the bergamots. 1 " 



27. Prince's pear "Is a small roundish fruit, of a 

 yellow colour, but red next the sun : flesh interme- 

 diate between breaking and melting : juice high fla- 

 voured. The tree is generally a great bearer, and 

 the fruit will keep for a fortnight." 



28. Radish pear. " A very superiour summer 

 fruit, the juice of which is so rich, refreshing and 

 agreeably acidulated, that it excels in its kind the gray 

 butter pear. But as it easily becomes mealy, though 

 of a muscadel flavour, when left to ripen on the 

 tree, it ought to be removed, and deposited on 

 the floor. The tree is remarkably fertile, and pro- 

 duces fruit in seasons when almost every other pear 

 kind has failed : hence it deserves to be reared, even 

 in climates and situations not very favourable to or- 

 chards ; as it is of vigourous growth, and attains to 

 tolerable size." 



29. Rousseline " Is' of a deep .red colour, with 

 spots of gray ; the flesh is very tender and delicate, 

 and the juice very sweet, with an agreeable perfume. 

 It ripens about the latter end of October, but will not 

 keep." 



30. Sarasin. A valuable winter pear, which 

 ought to decorate every orchard, as it may be pre- 

 served a whole year. In shape and size it resembles 

 the brown Louise, but generally becomes much larger. 

 Its red colour rises on the south side : when it turns 

 yellow in July, acquires a buttery consistence, and is 

 then eatable. This likewise affords an excellent fruit 

 for boiling, drying, and other domestic uses. The 

 tree is tall and vigourous." 



31. Seckle pear. In a letter from professor Ho- 

 sack, of New York, dated October, 1818, to the Lon- 

 don Horticultural Society, and published in their 

 work, we are favoured with the following account of 

 this most estimable fruit : 



