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is larger than the head : from this, the fize diminiflies 

 ivregulnrly to the ftalk, which is fhort and thick. 7'he 

 colour of the fruit is green; the fkin is fpotted, foft, and 

 fmootli ; the flefh is tender, and the juice fweet and a- 

 greeablc. The fruit may be eaten from the beginning 

 of December to the month of April. The tree will fuc- 

 ceed on any afpe<3:, though the fruit will hardly acquire 

 she proper degree of maturity on any other than a fouth- 

 eaft, or fouth alpe£t ; nor will this fruit thrive well 

 in Scothv-di unlefs in low warm fituations, and good foils. 

 The bark of the tree is of a dark brown colour, with 

 white fpots. 



No. 13. Green Sugar^ Pear is rather long than round : 

 it is fiattened towards the eye, and conical to the flalk, 

 which is long, and pretty thick. It is of a green colour ; 

 its flefh is tender, and full of a very agreeable fweet juice. 

 It ripened December 2d, 1765, on a wefl-north-wefl: af- 

 pe6ted wall. The tree produces long wood-branches, 

 which are furrounded with fpurs that bear plentifully. 



No. 14. Saint Martial is a very large and long Pear, 

 of a pyramidal fhape. It is of a bright ftraw-colour, with 

 iome black fpots intermixed. The pulp is fweet and juicy, 

 and of a vinous tafte. The tree can only fucceed on the 

 beft afpe£ls, even on walls; nor need we expert ripe 

 fruit on any otiier than a fouth, or fouth-eafl: afpect. 



No. 15. M^infer Good Chri/iian (Pyr us frit flu rrcgriCy 

 pyramidalOy e fiavo iwnnihil rubente, To urn. Le Bon 

 Chretien d^byver, Quint.) is of a beautiful figure, long, 

 and pyramidal; it is from three tb four inches broad, 

 and from five to fix inches high ; and, according to ^a'n- 

 tinye, the weight is from one to two pounds. It is of a 

 carnation colour, with a yellow ground when ripe ; its 

 flefh is breaking, and fometimes tender ; its tafte is agree- 

 able, having plenty of a fv/eet perfumed juice. The tree 

 grows vigoroufly, is hardy, and bears very large fine 

 fruit on a well afpe£fed wall, where it can alone be plant- 

 ed to advantage in Scotland. 



N. B. The Pear-trees in this catalogue were grafted on 

 free-docks. 



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