222 PEARS. 



of a reddish brown when exposed to the sun. Flesh half 

 buttery, with abundance of sugary, perfumed, slightly musky 

 juice. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 



This grows strong. on the Pear, but ill on the Quince. 



The wood of the Cuisse Madame is long, straight, rather 

 slender, and of a reddish or brownish red colour, totally dif- 

 ferent from that of the Windsor Pear, and differing also from 

 that of our Jargonelle. 



18. EFINE D'TE, Duhamel, No. 62. t. 30. 

 Fondante Musque'e. Ib. 



Fruit middle-sized, of a pyramidal figure, somewhat like 

 a small Jargonelle, about two inches and three quarters 

 long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye 

 small with a short calyx, placed in a very shallow, plaited 

 basin. Stalk an inch, strong, inserted without any cavity. 

 Skin smooth, thin, of a greenish yellow, with but little more 

 colour when exposed to the sun. Flesh melting, with a rich 

 musky juice. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of September. 



This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince. 



This is a very good Pear, and, it is said, had its name 

 given it by Louis XIV. 



19. GREAT BLANQUETTE. Miller, No. 10. 

 Grosse Blanquette. Duhamel, No. 13. 



Roi Louis. Bon Jard. 1827. p. 305. 



Fruit below the middle size, of a roundish turbinate 

 figure, about two inches and a quarter long, and one inch 

 and three quarters in diameter. Eye rather large and open. 

 Stalk an inch long, stout. Skin smooth, yellow, and tinged 

 with red on the sunny side. Flesh melting and full of a rich 

 sugary juice. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 



This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince. 



20. JARGONELLE. Langley, t. 61. fig. 3. ; and of most 

 English writers, but not of Miller. Pom. Mag. t. 108. 



Epargne. Duhamel, No. 17. t. 7. 



Beau Prtsent. 76. 



Saint Sampson. Ib. 



Grosse Cuisse Madame. Jard. Fruit, t. 27. 



Saint Lambert, 1 r^i r< 7^7 * T 



PJ m ui j \ 01 trie French Gardens, according 

 oire des I able des > J . ., -,.- 

 Princes, j to the Pom. Mag. 



Fruit large, oblong, somewhat pyramidal, from three 



