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fweet. It was ripe the beginning of Qfiober I762> on a 

 norih-wefl afpeO;, The tree thrives well in everv form, 

 and is a great bearer. 



No. 12. Rohine ( Fyrus friiLlu globe fc, fejftle, ex albidoy 

 flavefcente, fucchurato, odorato, Tourn. Robine, Ql'INT.) 

 is o[ a large fize, and of a long fnape, often keeping 

 nearly the fame thicknefs from one end to the other. It 

 is rounded offlo the eye, which is a little depreffed, par- 

 ticularly on one fide ; and alfo to the ftalk, which is de- 

 prefTed in like manner as the eye: its pedicle is fhort and 

 thick. The colour of this fruit is a whitifn yellow, and 

 the (Icin is foft : its fubflance is breaking, without being 

 hard, and its juice is fugared, and charmingly perfumed. 

 The fruit were ripe the beginning of 0<^Oi^fr 1762. The 

 above Pear agrees in fubflance and tafte, but differs 

 widely in the fliape and fize from t\\& French Pear of this 

 name. The tree makes a beautiful dwarf, efpalier, or 

 llandard, for it grows mioderately. The tree is general- 

 ly old before it comes to bear. 



No. 13. French Bergamot. I here defcribe a Pear 

 which grows under that name in Scotland: it is almoft 

 round, being only a little flattened towards the eye, and 

 a little protruded towards the foct-flalk, which is fhort 

 and thick. Its colour is red and yellow : its flefh is ten- 

 der and full of juice, which is fweet, and of a fine re- 

 lifh. It Mas ripe the beginning of Oclober 1 764. The 

 tree produces but few wood-branches, that are rather de- 

 licate. When the tree is thriving, it bears tolerably. 



No. 14. Late Scots Coj'r.zick is a large fruit, of a true 

 Pear-fhape, being rounded off from the middle to the 

 eye, and tapering from thence to the flalk, which is 

 very fhort, arid fometimes waved. Its colour is a bright 

 red and yellow, and its fkin is fmooth and fhining : its 

 flefh is tender and juicy, and its fweet tafle is exalted 

 with a vinous brifknefs. It was ripe the beginning of 

 O^cber 1764. The tree thrives well, and bears plenti- 

 fully. Thofe who are fliilful in the art of pruning, may 

 train it into any fhape they pleafe. 



No. 15. Pear-Rofe is a fmall fruit, nearly round, with 

 one fide larger than the other. Its footftalk is of a mo- 

 derate length and thicknefs: it is red, and of an afh- 

 coloiired yellow. Its fubflance is tender and dry, and is 



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