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apt to rot in the Middle fo Coon as 

 ripe, otherwise it would be efleemVi 

 ^n excellent Pear. It is ripe the 

 Be^'aning o'i Aug lift. 



1 8. ?^Rvsj fativa, fru&» Ajiivo, 

 turbinatOj e virUi alb'ido. Poire 

 Magdalene', i. e. The Magd^L-ne 

 Pear. This is a large, round TeaVi 

 in Shape like a Burgnmot ; the Skin 

 is green, and the Ficfh is melting, 

 but it is very fubje^i: to rot upon 

 the Tree, wnich renders it not near 

 fo valuable as ibme others. It ripens 

 the End o'ijuiy.. 



19 P i Ru M fativit, fruElii AJlivo^ 

 glohofo e viriili purpurafcente. Tourn, 

 Gros Oignoner, i. e. The Great 

 Onion P.ar: It is alio call'd ^;wir/- 

 rouXf i, e. Brown Admir'di and 

 Koy d' Efte, i.e. King of Summer. 

 This is a iniddle-liz'd, round Vear^ 

 of a brovvnMli Co our next the Sun 5 

 the Fulfil is meiting, and the Juice 

 is paffaMy good. This ripens the 

 End ot fid)'. 



10. Pyros y fatlvii, fruclii dfiivo, 

 globofo, ffjjiliy ex albido jiuvejcente 

 facchamto, odorato, Tonrn. Robi.te, 

 It IS alio caird Mitfcaf d' Aouji, i. e. 

 Th-j Auguit Mulcat j Poire J'Averat, 

 i. e. The Averat Pear 5 and Poire 

 Royale, i. e. The Royal Pear. This 

 is a lOundilh, flit Pear, m Shape 

 very like a Burgamot y the Sralk is 

 long, ftraight, and a little fpotted, 

 and the Eye is a little hollowed i 

 the Skin is (moorh, and of a whi- 

 tilh-yellow Coiour j the Flefli is 

 breciking, but not hard, and its 

 Juice is richly ru,;ar'd and pcrium'd : 

 It is a great Bearer, and is efteem'd 

 One of the befl Summer Pears yet 

 Icnown. It ripens in Atigufl. 



2 I, Pyrus; fativHy frucm ajiivo, 

 glohofo, jejjili^ odomto. Tourn. Poire- 

 roie, i. e. The Roie Pear. This is 

 a fhort, round Fruit, of a yellowilTi- 

 green Colour, but a little inclining 

 to red on the Side next the Sun^ 



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the Stalk is very long and Hender; 

 the Flelh is brealcing, and the Juice" 

 is musky. This ripens in Augufl. 



2^. ^YP.'js ; fativay fr:ici^. a/iivo, 

 globofo, albiiio, faccharato. Tourn. 

 Poire du Bouchet. This is a large, 

 round whirilh Pear, fliap'd fome- 

 wliat like the B-fidery j the Flefh is 

 fofc and tender, and the Juice is 

 fugary. This ripens the Middle of 



AHgt^fl. 



z 7, . Pyrus 5 fativn, fmciu, AJlivo^ 

 turbinato, fejjili, faturatias rubente 

 pancla'/ito. Tourn. Poire de Parfam, 

 /. e. The perfum'd Pear. This is 

 a middie-iiz'd, round Fruit, whole 

 Skin is ibmewhat thick and rough, 

 and of a deep-red Colour, fpotted 

 with brown y the Fiefh is melting, 

 but dry, and has a perfum'd Flavour. 

 This ripens the Beginning oi Aii^ 



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24. Pyrus; fativa, fruBu &(liv6y 

 ohlongo, magna, parti?n rubra, par- 

 tim albido, odorato, Tourn. Boti 

 Chretien d'Elfe, i. e. The Summer 

 Bonchietien or Good Chriilian. 

 This is a large oblong Fruitj Wnofe 

 Skin is fmcoth and thin ; the Side 

 next the Sun is of a beautiful red 

 Colour, but the other Side is of a 

 whitifn-green j the Flefh is between 

 breakmg and tender, and is very iuU 

 of Juice, which is of a rich per- 

 fum'd Flavour. It ripens the End 

 of Auguji, 



if. Pyrus; faiiva, fruciu sjvivo, 

 globofoy ex rubro albidoque fia'vef-' 

 cente, facchr.rato, odorato, Tourn, 

 Salviati. This Pear is pretty large, 

 round and flat, very much like rhe 

 Bfjidery in Shape, bur not in Colour j 

 the Stalk is very long and flender, 

 and the Fruit is a little hollow'd 

 both at the Eye and Stalk ; the 

 Coiour is Red and Yellow ne;^t the 

 Sun, but on the other Side is whi- 

 tidi; the Skin is roughs the Flefh 

 i^ tender, but a little iott> the Juice 

 5^ >.^ 



