P Y P Y 



5*9. Pyrus ; fativd, fruciu hrti- yellow Colour j the Flcfh is break- 



mail, longo^ e iiridi jla,vefcente, in ing, and when it is on a light rich 



ors liqueJcerJe. Team. La Saint Ger- Soil, and grafted on a free Stock, 



main, i. e. The Siint Germain irs Juice is very fwcet. It ripens 



Pear. It is aifo caii'J V inconnne in the Bcginn'ng of December, and 



de U Fare, i- e. The Unknown of will continue good a Month or iix 



La Fare^ it being firft difcover'd Weeks. If this be grafted on a 



UPon the Banks of a River which Quince Stock, it :s very apt to be 



is caii'J by that Name, in the Pa- dry and ftony. 



ri{h of St, Cern^am. This is a large 61. Pyrus^ fatka, friiciu bru- 



long Tear, of a yelowiili green Co- mMi, rnagno^ oblcngo, turbmato, fcr- 



■y Seaion, or if planted on a Pear. It is alio cail'd Grofs 

 warm, dry Soil, is very fweet j Gris, i. e. The Grey Rak'd Pear; 

 but when it is planted on a moid and Foire 4' Amour, i. e. The Love- 

 Soil, the Juice is very apt to be ly Pear. This is a very large Vcsir, 

 harfli and auftcre, which renders it each of which docs commonly 

 leis efleem'd by fon-ie Penons, weigh a Pound or more; the Skin 

 though in general it is greatly va- is rough, and of an obfcure red 

 lu'd. This is in eating the End of Colour on the Side next the Sun, 

 November, but will m.any times but Ibmewhat paler on the other 

 continue good till Chri^lmcs. Side; the Sta'k is very fhort, and 

 60. Pyrus ; fat'iva, fruciii bru- the Eye is greatly hoilow'd. This 

 mall, tuberofo, fubac'uio, jlavefc nte is not fir for eating, but bakes or 

 pincfato. Tourn. Saint Auguitine. ftews exceedingly well, and is in 

 This is about the Si2.e of a mid- Seafon from Nov mber to Chriji- 

 diing Vlrgctile Fear, but is iome- mas. 



what fhorter, and flenderer near 63. Pyrus; faiha, fniciu bru- 



the Stalk; the Skin is of a tine mail, pario, fiavejce-nte, maculis ru- 



Citron Colour, fpotted with Red bris co/ifperjo. Tourn. Befy de Caf^ 



on the Side next the Sun ; the Toy, i. e. The Wilding of CafToy, 



Fiefli is tender, but not buttery, a Foreft in Brittany, where it was 



and is pretty full of Juice, which difcover'd, and pafles under the 



is often a little Iharp, which to Name of Koajfet d' Anjcu. It is 



fome Perlbns is difagreeable, but alio callM Fetit Bcurre d' Hyver, i. e. 



others value it on that account. Small Winter Butter Pear. This is 



This is in eating in Vsccmbe'^, and a fmall round dh Fear, of a yel- 



will continue good two Months. lowifh Colour fpotted with Red ^ 



' 6\. Pyrus; futiva, fntciu bru- the Flelbi is melting, and the Juice 



mall, pyramidato, partim pirpireo, is very rich. It is in eating in Dc- 



■punciis nigris CG7:fprfo, paritm fa- cember and january. This is a 



a;efcente. Tourn, Bon Chietien d' prodigious Bearer, and commonly 



E'pagne, i. e. The Spandb. Bonchre- produces its Fruit in large Cluifers, 



tien. This is a large Fear of a provided it be not too much pru- 



pyramidal Fgrm ; of a fine Red or ned, for it generally pro.^uccs its 



Purple Colour on the Side next Blolfom-buds at the Extremity ot 



the Sun, and full of fmall biack its Shoots, which if Ihorten'd, the 



Spots; the other Side is of a pale Fruit would be cut away. There 



was 



