274- FRUIT CAR.DEN PlSPLAYED. 



tSfC. the fruit in embrio, or of young growth, 

 are freqneiuly cut off by the weatiier in un- 

 favourable feafons, but when favourable, is 

 foinetimes produa^d in. tolerable plen;y. 



The fruit fets in March and x'^pril, conti- 

 i^ues in growth till September or Oilolx; 

 then, when fully ripe, the outer coat opei 

 K'fh or more, naturally to give out the lloi' 

 containing the kernel ; and which may b:^ 

 gathered for prefent ufe, and for keeping. 



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M E D L A R. S. 



,T ED LARS are fruit of no conGdersble 

 value, and are not eatable till after they 

 are gathered, and lain feme time in the hou:"- 

 to become of a buttery iofcnefs, rotten as ' 

 were, they attaining full growth on the trees 

 in Oilober, are hard and auftere, until n»t]* 

 io'.ved as above. The trees, which are mode- 

 rare growers, are raifed principaily in lland- 

 ards, and fome occafionally in efpaiiers ; oniv 

 a few trees in each or either method. Coaffili 

 of only two varieties of the fruit, T^/a-. 



Large Dutch Medlar | No:tingham Medlar. 



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or thefe two forts, the frft is the largeir, 

 the odier not fo large, but is mod eileemed. 

 as the bell flavoured. The trees of bot-h a 

 very hardy, to grow in any common foil at..: 

 fituation. A few of either, or both, as mav 

 be required, are proper to admit in the froit- 



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