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Beauty; the Skin is of a fine yellow 

 Colour, when ripe, beautifully ftrip'd 

 with red ,• the Flefh is melting, and 

 has a rich Flavour, if gathered be- 

 fore it be too ripe. This generally 

 produces two Crops of Fruit in a 

 Year," the fir ft is commonly ripe 

 about the Middle of July, and the 

 fecond ripens in Sepember ; but 

 this late Crop is feldom weli- 

 tafted. 



5*. Pyrus ; faiiva, fruBu AJiivOi 

 parvOi jhvefcente mofchato. Tourn. 

 Petit Mufcat. i. e. The little Mufcat. 

 This is a fmall ?ear., rather round 

 than long ; the Skin is very thin, 

 and when ripe, of a yellowifli Co- 

 lour j the Flcfh is melting, and ot a 

 rich musky Flavour, but ^viii not 

 keep long when ripe. This comes 

 the Middle of July, 



6. Pyrus j fativay frtt^u AJlivOt 

 oblongo, ferrugineOy earne tenerd 

 mojchdta. Tourn. Jargonelle. This 

 is a very long Fear, of a Pyramidal 

 Shape, having a long Foor-ftalk ; 

 the Skin is pretty thick, of a Ruffet- 

 green Colour from the Sun but 

 towards the Sun it is inclin'd to 

 an Iron Colour-, the Flefli is break 

 ing, and has a rich musky Flavour. 

 Ripe the Middle of July. This is 

 one of the beft Summer Tears yet 

 known, and is certainly what all 

 the French Gardeners did formerly 

 call the Cuijfe Madam, as may be 

 eafily oblerved by their Defcription 

 of this Fear ; but how that Name 

 came to be applied to another Fruit 

 in this Country, which is vaftly 

 inferior to it, I can't fay. 



7. Pyrus 5 fativa, fruBu oblongo, 

 e viridi fiavefcente. The Windjor 

 Pear. This is an oblong Fruit, 

 which is produced toward the 

 Crown, but near the Stalk is drawn 

 toward a Point ; the Skin is fmooth, 

 and when ripe, of a yeilowilli-grecn 



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Colour ; the Flefli is very j(bft, and 

 if it be permitted to hang but two 

 or three Days after it is ripe, it 

 grows mealy, and is good for no- 

 thing. 



8. Pyrus ; fativa, fruBu aJI'ivo, 

 oblongOy e 'viridi albo. Cuijfe Madam y 

 vulgo. This, I am apt to believe, 

 is what the French Gardeners call 

 the Jargonelle y which, as I before 

 obferved, is now given to another 

 Fruit, which is much preferable to 

 this ; fo that the two Names are 

 changed : For the Jargonelle is 

 always placed amongft thofe which 

 the Trench call bad Fruit j and the 

 Cuijfe Madam is let down amongft 

 their beft Fruit ; which is certainly 

 the Reverie with us, as they are 

 now nam'd. This Fear is fome- 

 what like the Windfor, but is more 

 produced toward the Crown, and 

 is fmaller toward the Stalk j the 

 Skin is fmooth, of a pale-green 

 Colour i theFlelh is apt to be mealy, 

 if it ftands to be ripe. 



9. Pyrus ; fativa^ fruBu aJIivo, 

 globofo fejjili, mofchato, maculis nigris, 

 confperjo. Tourn. Orange Mufquee, 

 i. e. The Orange Musk. This is a 

 middle-lized Fear, of a ftiort glo- 

 bular Form ; the Skin is of a 

 yellowifti Colour, fpotted with 

 black j the Fiefh is musky, but is 

 very apt to be a little dry and choaky. 

 It ripens the End of July. 



10. Pyrus; fativA, fruiiu aJUvo, 

 albido majori. Tourn. Gros Blanquet, 

 i. e. Great Blanket. This is alio 

 caird La Muffette d'Anjou, i. e. The 

 Bagpipe of Anjou. This is a large 

 Fear, approaching to a round Form ; 

 the Skin is fmooth, and of a pa e- 

 green Colour ; the Flefh is foft, and 

 full of Juice, which hath a rich 

 Flavour. The Stalk is fhort, thick, 

 and fpotted, the Wood is {lender, 

 and the Leaf is very much like 



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