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It Ts alfo call'd Mufcat a longm 

 qmiie d' Automne, i. e. The Long- 

 ftalk'd Mufcat of the Autumn. 

 This is an excellent Fear, of a 

 middling Size, and round i the Skin 

 is of a dark red Colour 5 the Flefh 

 is very tender, and of a delicate 

 Flavour. It ripens in the Middle 

 of Ociober. 



39. Pyrus; pitiva, fruciu au- 

 tumncAi, globofo, ferrugineo, came 

 <vifcida. Tourn. Poire de Vigne, 

 i. e. The Vine Pear. This is a 

 round Fruit, of a middling Sizej 

 the Skin is of a dark red Colour i 

 the Flefh is very melting, and full 

 of a clammy Juice j the Scalk is 

 very long and {lender. This Fruit 

 fliould be gather'd before it be full 

 ripe, otherwife it grows mealy, and^ 

 foon rots. It ripens the Middle of 

 Ocioker, 



40. Pyrus j fativa, fruciu au- 

 tumnali, oblongo, dilute rufcfcente, 

 fac char at 0, odor atijjimo. lourn. Poire 



Roufleline, i. e. The Rouffeline 

 Pear. It is alfo call'd in Tcurains, 

 Le Mufcat a longue-que de la fin 

 d'Automne, i. e. The Long-ftalk'd 

 Mufcat of the End of Autumn. 

 This is by fome EngUflj Garden- 

 ers call'd the Brute-bonne ; but {hat 

 is a very different Fruit from this. 

 It is {hap'd fomewhat like the 

 JRouJelct, but the Skin of this is 

 fmooth, and of a greenilh Yellow 

 from the Sun, but the Side next 

 the Sun is of a deep Red Colour, 

 with fome Spots of Grey ; the Flefh 

 is very tender and delicate j the 

 Juice is very fweet, wirhan agreea- 

 ble Perfume. It ripens the Begin- 

 ning ot-' Ociober, but mufl: not be 

 long kept left it rot in the Middle. 



41. Pyrus i fativa, fruchi au- 

 tutnnali, ohlongo, majori, ci7iereo. 

 Tourn. Poire Peniar, i. e The 

 Knave's Pear. This is very like the 

 Caffoletts Fear, but is fomewhat 



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larger ,• the Flefh is fine and tenders 

 the Juice is very much fugar'd. It 

 ripens the End of Ociober. ^ 



42. Pyrus ; fativa, fruciu au- 

 tiimnali, turbinate, tubercfo, viridi, 

 faccharato, in ore liquefcente. Tourn, 



Sucre-vert, z. e. The Green Sugar- 

 Pe^ir. This Tear is fhap'd like the 

 Winter-Thorn, but is fmaller j the 

 Skin is very fmooth and green; 

 the Flefh is very buttery -, the Juice 

 is fugar'd, and ol" an agreeable Fla- 

 vour 5 but it is fbmetmies fubjeft 

 to be ftony in the Middle, efpecially 

 if grafted on a 6)uince Stock. 



43. Pyrus j fativa, fru^u au- 

 tmnnali, tuberofo,feJJili, e viridi.fia- 

 vefcente maculis nigris confperfo, came 

 tenera faccharata. Tourn. La Mar- 

 quife, i. e. The Marquifs's Pear. 

 This is otten of two different Shapes, 

 according to the Nature of the 

 Soil where they are planted j for 

 when the Soil is dry, the Fruit 

 very much refembles a fine Blan- 

 quet i but when the Soil is very 

 rich and moifl, it grows much 

 larger : It is a well-fliap'd Fear, flat 

 at the Top J the Eye is fmail, and 

 hollow'd } the Skin is of a greenifh 

 Yellow, a little inclining to Red 

 on the Side next the Sun: If this 

 Fear does not change yellow in 

 ripening, it is feldom good j but if 

 it does, the Flclli will be tender and 

 delicate, very full of Juice, which 

 is fugar'd. It ripens the End of 

 Ociober. 



44. Pyrus j fativa, fruciu au- 

 tumnali, oblongo, partim aibido, 

 fartim rujfefcente. The Chat brule, 

 i. e. The burnt Cat. It is aUb call'd 

 Fucelle de Xaintonge, i. e. The Virgin 

 of Xaintonge. This is a fmaH ob- 

 long FeaVy fliap'd much like the 

 Martin Sec, but d:flcrs from it in 

 Colour i this being of a pale Co- 

 lour on one Side, but of dark 

 Brown on the other i the Skin is 



fmooth ; 



