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PEAR S. 



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T}\Q CwirHeft pear that I know cf any 

 value is the petit miifcat; it ripens moil 

 commonly in July, tho' I have known it 

 fome years ripe at Midfunimer againft a 

 fouth wall ', it is but a fmall pear, fomewhat 

 long in its make, of a yellow colour, ex- 

 cept on the fide next the fun, which is of 

 a dark red; it has an agreeable tafte, 

 fomewhat perfumed, and if the tree is 

 kept in good order, the fruit eats moift, 

 but if the tree is too full of old wood, then 

 the fruit is not good. 



I never have feen it grow upon ftan- 

 dard-trees, but have known it to do 

 extremely well and bear plentifully upon 

 wall-trees, efpaliers and dwarfs. As this 

 pear ripens fo early, it will do extremely 

 well againft a north-eaft or north-weil af- 

 pe6t, for in June both thefe walls jecdye 

 feveral hours fun. - - • - • ^ - ' - ■ • ■- 



The mufcat Robert is fornetimes calleS 



the Qijeen*s pear, or the amber pear, from 



its yellow colour. It begins to ripen not 



more than a week later than the former ; 



Y2 it 



