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fmoothj the Flefh is tender, but 

 dry, and if kept a fliort time, is 

 apt to grow mealy. It is in eating 

 the latter End of OBoher. 



45'. Pyrus ; fativa, fruclu au- 

 ttimnaiU globofo, fiJJUi e alb'ido fla- 

 vejcente. Le Belidery. It is io 

 callM From H^r», which is a Foreft: 

 in Bretngne between Rennes and 

 Nantes, where this Tear was found. 

 This is a middle- liz'd, round Tear, 

 of a pale Green, inclining to a yel- 

 lowifli Colour 5 the Stalk is very 

 long »nd llcnderj the Flefli is dry, 

 and but very indifferent tor eating, 

 but it bakes well. It ripens the 

 End of Otfober. 



^6. Pyrus j fatha, frnclu bm- 

 mail, f'JJtli, e viriili jl^vefcente, ma.- 

 culato, utr'mque umbilicato, in ore 

 Viquefcente. Tourn. The Crafanc or 

 Burgamot Crafane. It is aUo call'd 

 Beurre Flat, i, e. the flat Butter 

 Pear. This is a middle-iiz'd round 

 Tear, hollow'd at both Ends like 

 an Apple; the Stalk is very long 

 and crooked i the Skin is rough, ot 

 a grecnifn yellow Colour when ripe, 

 cover'd over with a Ruflct Coat j 

 tbe Fiefli is extremely tender, and 

 buttery, and is full of a rich fu- 

 gar'd Juice. This is in eating the 

 Beginning of Nove'tnber, 



4.7. Pyrus i fativa, fruBu bru- 

 rnali, turbinate fe£iii, fiavefcente, 

 faccharato, oJorato, in ore liquefcente. 

 Tourn. Laniac ou la Dauphine, i. e. 

 the Lanfic or Dauphine Pear. This 

 Fear is commonly about the ordi- 

 nary Size of a Burgamot, ot a roun- 

 difli Figure, fiat towards the Head, 

 but a little produc'd towards the 

 Stalk i the Skin is fmooth, and of 

 a ycUowifli green Colour j the Flefli 

 is yellow, tender, and mekingi the 

 Juice is fugar'd, and a little per- 

 tum'd J the Eye is very large, as is 

 alfo the Flower, and the Stalk is 

 long and Urait. When this Feur is 



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upon a free Stock, and planted on 

 a good Soil, it is one of the beft 

 Fruirs of the Seafon^ but when it 

 is on a Quince Stock, or upon a 

 very dry Soil, the Fruit will be 

 fmali, ftony, and worth Httle, It 

 ripens the Beginning of November, 



48. Pyrus i fativa, frucia bru- 

 mali, oblongo, part'im intenfe, par- 

 tim dilute ferrugineo, faccharato, 0- 

 dorato, Tourn, Martin-fee, i. e. The 

 Dry Martin. This is fometimes 

 cali'd the Bry Martin of Cham- 

 paign, to diftinguifh it from ano- 

 ther Dry Martin of Burgundy. This 

 Fear is almoft like the RuJlelet in 

 Shape and Colour, which has occa- 

 lion'd Ibme Perfons to give it the 

 Name of Winter Rujfelet. It is an 

 oblong Fear, whole Skin is of a 

 deep RulTet Colour of one Side, 

 but the other Side is inclining to a 

 Red } the Fiefh is breaking and 

 finej the Juice is fugar'd, with a 

 little Perfume, and if grafted on a 

 free Stock, is an excellent Fear; 

 but if it be on a Quince Stock, it 

 is very apt to be Itony. It is in 

 eating the Middle of November i 

 but it they were permitted to hang 

 their full time on the Tree, will 

 keep good two Months. 



49. Pykusj fativa, fruclti brii-^ 

 mail:, magno fefjili, e cinereo fiavef- 

 ccnte. Tourn. La Viilaine d' Anjou, 

 z. e. Tiie Villain of Anjou. It is 

 alio cail'd Foire Tulipee, i. e. The 

 Tuiip Peari and Bignrrade, i. e. 

 The Great Orange. This is a large 

 round Fear, with a very long {len- 

 der Sc.ilk 5 the Skin is of a pale 

 yellow Colour ; the Flefli is break- 

 mg, but not very full of Juice. 

 This is in eating the Middle of 

 November. 



5'o. Pyuus ; fativa, fruciu bru- 



mail, flavefcente, odoratifjimo, pedi- 



culo craffiori. Tourn. Poire de Cros 



a[u<'ve, i. e. The large-Halk'd Pear, 



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