OF PEARS. 141 



Golden Knap, supposed Scotch, is a small sum- 

 mer pear, of tolerably good qualities. 



Early Achan, an indifferent fruit ; greatly in- 

 ferior to the winter pear of that name. 



Hanging Leaf; this is its name in Clydesdale ; 

 good and beautiful ; almost round ; its colour red 

 and yellow : a delicious sweetness is found in its 

 taste. 



Scots Bergamot, a large good Pear, of a yellow 

 and red colour ; its flesh tender and juicy. 



Longueville ; very good, but a precarious 

 bearer ; supposed French, but not in their cata- 

 logues by that name. 



Musked Bonchretien, Gratioli, Cucumber, or 

 Spinola's Pear ; a very good pear, if grafted on a 

 free stock ; its pulp is somewhat between short 

 and tender, with a great deal of perfumed juice ; 

 its colour red on one side, and white on the other. 



Saffron Pear ; a pretty large well-shaped pear, 

 fit for an orchard. 



AUTUMN PEARS. 



Keather, a Clydesdale Pear, of middling-size, 

 and oblong shape, its juice agreeable. 



French Carnock ; tolerably good. 



Elshin Haft, or Good- Man Pear ; a long pear, 

 flat towards the eye ; its colour green and yellow ; 

 its flesh hard, dry, and sweet. 



Drummond, or Late Scotch Carnock ; very 

 good, if eaten before it grows mealy j its colour a 

 bright red and yellow. 



