PEARS. 347 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



The Red Muscadel generally produces a second crop 

 of fruit, which ripens about the middle or end of Sep- 

 tember, but they are not so good as the former. It is 

 a handsome upright growing tree, and a very excellent 

 bearer. 



31. Roi D'E'TE. Duhamel, No. 34. 1. 12. 

 Gros Rousselet. Ib. 



Fruit middle-sized, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, 

 about three inches long, and two inches and a quarter 

 broad. Eye small, open, placed on a nearly flat crown. 

 Stalk one inch and three quarters long, slender, but 

 considerably thickened next the fruit, where it is in- 

 serted in a small regular cavity. Skin rough, of a pale 

 green, but on the sunny side of a dull red, covered all 

 over with numerous grey russetty specks. Flesh half 

 buttery, and melting, with a very agreeable sugary sub- 

 acid juice. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



32. ROUSSELET DE RHEIMS. Duhamel, No. 32. 1. 11. 

 Petit Rousselet. Jard. Fruit, t. 31. 



Fruit small, of a pyramidal figure, about the size and 

 shape of the Rousselet d'Hiver, but more tapering to 

 the stalk ; two inches and a quarter long, and one inch 

 and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, open, placed 

 on a flat, somewhat depressed apex. Stalk an inch long, 

 thick, inserted without any cavity. Skin greenish grey, 

 becoming yellow as it ripens, with numerous dark russetty 

 specks, and some dark colouring on the side exposed to 

 the sun. Flesh half buttery, and melting, with a very 

 high flavoured musky juice. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



This succeeds very well on both the Pear and the 

 Quince. 



