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This is a large roundifh Tear, with 5-5. Pyrus ; fativa, fruciu. bru- 



a yellow Skin j the Stalk is very mcili. Icngo, e viridi albiamte, in ore 



thick, from whence it had the liqnefcente.Tourn. Louiie-honnQ, i.e. 



Name j the Fleih is breaking, and The Good Lewis Pear. This Pear 



dry, and has a very musky Fla- is lliap'd fomewhat like the St Ger- 



vour, but it is apt to be Hony, mnin, or the Autumn Vertlongue, 



efpecialiy if it be planted in a dry but is not quite fo much pointed j 



Soil, or grafted on a (Quince Stock, the Stalk is very fhort, flcfliy, and 



as are moft of the perfum'd P^^m. ibmewhat bent, the Eye and the 



5*1 . Pyrus; ffTti'ua, fruciu brn- Flower are fmall; the Skin is very 



tndi, turbinato, ritfft'fcente gdorato. fmoothj the Colour is green, incli- 



Jj' Ani:ido:e, i. e. The Amadot niu^ to a white when ripe j the 



Pear^ This is a middle-liz'd VeM-, Fleih is extremely tender, and full 



fomewhat long, but flat at the of Juice, which is very fweet, 



Topi the Skin is generally rough, efpecialiy when it grows upon a 



and of a RulTet Colour \ the Fiefli dry Soil, otherwife it is apt to be 



is dry, and high-flavour'd, it graft- very large and iil-taftt-d. It is in 



ed on a free Stock. The Wood eating the latter End of November 



of this Tree is o^eneraliy thorny, and the Beg'nning of December. 



and is ePtcenVd the bell: Sort of 5-4. Pyrusj fativa, fruciu bru- 



Fears for Stocks to graft the melt- mali, tuberofo, e viridi fianjefcentet 



in*^ Vears upon, bccaufe it gives pmciato {nccharato. Tourn. Poire 



them fome of its fine musky Fla- de Colmar, i. e. The Colmar Pear, 



vour. It is in eating the End of It is alfo cali'd Poire Manne, The 



So%ie77jbery but will keep good fix Manna Pear; and Bergamotte Tar- 



Wecks. ^^'^'^j The late Burgamot. This 



<■!. Pyfus; frtiva., fruciu bru- Pear is fomewhat like 2. Boncretien 



mall, glotofo, dilute virente tuberofo, in Shape, but the Head is flat j the 



tuiiciato, in ore liqutfcente. Tcurn. Eye is large, and deeply hollow'd ; 



Petii-Oin, i. e. Lutle Lard Pear, the Middle is larger than the Head;, 



It is alio cali'd Bouvar, and Rouf- and is flop'd toward the Stalk, 



fette d' ylnjou, i. e. The RufTct of which is Ihort, large, and a little 



Anjou ; and Amadont ; and Mar- bent j the Skin is green, with a 



'veille d' Hy-ver, i. e. The Wonder few yellowifn Spots, but is fome- 

 pf the Winter. This Pear is of times a little colour'd on the Side 



the Size and Shape of the Ambret next the Sun j the Flefh is very tcn- 

 pr J^efchajferie, but the Skin is of der, and the Juice is greatly fu- 



a clear green Colour, and a little gar'd. It is in eating the latter 



fpotted j the Stalk is pretty long, End of November, but will often 



and flender; the Eye is large, and keep good x.\\\ January , and is ef- 



deeply hollow'd; the Flefli is ex- tecm'd one of the bcft Fruits of 



tremely fine, and melting •■, the that Seafon. 



Juice is much fay;ar'd, and has an ff. Pyrusj fativa, fruciu bru- 



acrrecable musky Flavour. It is m malt, globofo, Citriformi, fiavefcentey 



■citlns, the End of November and pm^ato, in ore liquefcente, Jaccha- 



mou:' Part of December, and is rato. odoratijjimo. Tourn. U Echaf^ 



etxcem'd one of the beil- Fruits in * ferie. It is alfo cali'd Verte-longue 



ihat Scafoa. W H^ver^ i. e. The Winter-long 



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