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Its pulp is tender and delicate, and its juice fweet and a- 

 greeable. The tree grows regularly, and looks hand- 

 Ibme in whatever manner you train it. 



No. 26. Hanging-Leaf \s a beautiful Pear, of a perfecEl 

 rrund figure, were it not a little protruded towards the 

 ftalk, which is fhort, and of a middling thickncfs. Its 

 colour is red and yellow: its fubflance is tender and 

 juicy; and a delicious fweetnefs is found in its tafte. It 

 was ripe, the beginning of September 1 762. The tree 

 grows very large, and makes a beautiful ftandard, but is 

 no great bearer. 



No. 27. Scots Brrgamot is a large Pear, which would 

 be perfectly round, were it not a little dcprefTed towards 

 the eye: its foot-fl:alk is thick and iTiort : its cnjour is 

 yellow and red : its Hefh is tender and juicy ; and Its juice 

 of a very agreeable fweetnefs. The fruit were ripe the 

 beginning of September \ 762. The tree produces fhort 

 thick branches, and is a good bearer; when it is pro- 

 perly managed at firft, it makes a fine round full dwarf. 

 It will alfo do very well as a half-ftandard, or (lardard, 

 and is in every fhape hardy, and a good bearer. 



PEARS FOR Autumn. 



No. I. Keatker is a Pear of a middling fi7,e, finely 

 rounded off to the eye, and of an oblong fhape to the 

 foot-fi:alk, which is generally fomewhat protruded to 

 one of the fides, and is fhort and fmall. Its colour is 

 moftly yellow : its fubftance, though vifcid, has an a- 

 greeable juice, which is very tafteful. It ripened the 

 xr\\Ad\c o\ September 1 764. The tree grows regularly, 

 becomes very large, and makes a beautiful ftandard. 

 The Keather bears but ieldom ; however, in favourable 

 feafons, it produces very large crops. 



No. 2. French Cornuck is a large Pear, regularly round- 

 ed off towards the eye, which is in fome of them a little 

 deprefled. It is of an oblong form to the fialk, which 

 is generally fhort and ftraight. This Pear has commonly 

 one fide larger and longer than the other: it is of a red, 

 dun, and yellow colour; the flefh is tender and full of 

 juice, which has a pleafant tafle. It was ripe the middle of 

 September \ 7^4. The tree both grows wdl and licars well. 

 Ii may be tr.iincd in any flnape you pleafe. 



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