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No.. 7. The l^'j noil f, Pear- k tolerably large, and alnioft 

 round -,: the one fide is generally bigger than the other, 

 by its forming a protuberance before fending of the Rd\l\y 

 ■which is long and crooked, and placed nearly at right- 

 angles witii the littler fjoe. Its colour is red and yellow; 

 its- fiefli, i» t€ndc,r ajd.n^ltirg; and its juice, which is 

 copious, is exalted- by ^'Vi-noup flavour, joined to a very: 

 agreeable mixture of fweet and acid. The Pear was 

 ripe the m\Q<i]e. of. Septernhtr 1762. The tre;e grows 

 mod^ratelv, and be.^r.s irdifFerently well. 



Np. 8; Chapman- Ft' ar is equally rounded off; but t4i« 

 on€ ffde forms a much larger ciicle than the other; and 

 this:r,enders the pedicje ot the Fear, which is placed ob^ 

 liquely., fbo'^C; Q^l Q"*^ *'^6 *^^^^ the other. Its colour 

 is a fi>i lying red and. yellow ; its fublhnce is vifcid, dry^ 

 and fweet. It ripened the vx\\M\^ oi- September 1762; 

 The tree grows as well as bears tolerably well. 



Nx). 9. Ellhjn-haft, or GoQd-Man Pear, is a large fruit, 

 bellied, flattened a little towards the eye: it tapers off 

 for fome way, and then- is rounded; off to its foot-flalk, 

 which IS fmall and fhorti It is of' a greeir and: yellow 

 colour: its flefl-! is hard and dry, but of a very agreeable 

 fweet tafte. It was ripe the end ot Sepeember i 762. The 

 tree grows vigojoufly, becomes large, and bears plen- 

 t if idly. 



No. 10. Great Riiffeleti This Pear differs from the 

 Little RufTelet, by being thicker and ftvorter : the {kin 

 is not fo polifhed, but more fpctted: it is alfo later in 

 ripening., and the juice is not lo delicious. The tree 

 produces a few ftrong woody branches thinly placed, and 

 C}i great length. It is entirely unlike tl.e Little Rullelet, 

 for it is jufl the reverfe. It is a bad bearer. This fruit 

 is called m fome places oi Scotland Ahe Gtty Goofe. 

 ^intinye probably was not acquainted with this Pear ; 

 or perhaps he ^A not think it deferved a place among 

 his good Pears. 



No. II. Ora«^.? /^^r^tfm<>ns of the middling fiy.e, near* 

 ly round, though it has its eye confiderably deprefled, 

 and is protruded towards the ftalk, which is generally 

 long, thick, and ftraight. Its colour is red and yellow ; 

 many of them have a furrow down the m ddle. Its flefh 

 is tender, and tuU ot a tuuficcd juice, which is delicioufly 



fweet. 



