PEARS. 15 



Forsyth describes it as a middle-sized fruit, somewhat lonpisl^ 

 and tapering towards the stalk ; and always remaining green 

 and full of juice when ripe ; it is a good bearer and ripens in 

 July, and it is this variety only that is at present cultivated in 

 the London nurseries, under the name at the head of the article. 



GREAT BLANQUET. Pr. cat. For. 



Grosse hlanquette. N. Duh. 



Gros hlanquet, or hlanquette. Roz. O. Duh. Pr. cat. 25 cd. 



Blanquet, or Gros Blanquet, } |^., 



Great blanket, ^ 



Musette (VAnjou, of various authors. 



Roi Louis. 



Bagpipe of Anjou. Mil. &c< 



This fruit is twenty-four to twenty-six lines in height and 

 eighteen to twenty in diameter, and has a strong stem of ten 

 or twelve lines in length. The skin is almost wholly of a 

 yellowish white hue, with occasionally a slight degree of pale 

 red next the sun ; the flesh is breaking and rather coarse, with 

 some sweetness and moderate flavour ; the seeds are black, 

 and the fruit ripens at the beginning of August. 



LARGE ROUND BLANQUET. AuTir. 



Grosse hlanquette ronde. N. Duh. 

 Gros blanquet rond. Roz. O. Duh. 



This pear has the form of a top ; its height is twenty-two 

 lines, its diameter eighteen, and the stem is large and short, 

 being but five lines in length ; the eye is pretty large, and 

 nearly even with the extremity of the fruit ; the skin yellowish 

 white on the shade side, and slightly touched with red next the 

 sun ; the flesh is white, half-breaking, and sweet, with some 

 degree of flavour. This fruit ripens at the end of July or 

 beginning of August, and has been but lately introduced to 

 our country, where recent importations have now concentrated 

 nearly all the most choice varieties of other climes. 



