PEARS. 



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ROYAL MUSCAT. Pr. cat. 



Muscat Royal, Roz. Duh. 



This pear is nine lines in height and the same in diameter, 

 its general form being that of a top ; the stem is slender, and 

 fifteen lines in length ; the skin is a little rough, and of a red- 

 dish gray colour ; the flesh is half-melting, sweet and pleasant ; 

 the seeds are large and black, and the fruit ripens at the begin- 

 ning of September. This variety has been but latterly intro- 

 duced, and will be found in my catalogue, 26th edition. 



MUSCAT^ ROBERT. Pr, cat. Qtjin. Evel. Roz. Duh. For. 



Poire d la reine, } r\ • t\ u i 

 Poire d'ambre, \ sy... Mil. 



Pucelle de Xaintonge, Quin. Mil. 



Queen, Amber, The Princess, Maiden of Flanders, > ^^^j 



Maiden of Xaintonge, Great mush pear of Cou^, ^ 



Muscat d'ambre, } c j-rp *. 



^ c • . T ^ 01 difierent writers. 



Gros bamt Jean musquee, ^ 



Queen's, Amber, Virgin of Xaintonge, Mil. 



Robine, Muscat Robine, Musk Robine. Mil. erroneously. 



This fruit is twenty lines in height and twenty-three in 

 diameter ; its shape is pyriform, terminating in a point at the 

 stem, which is eight to ten lines in length, and around which 

 there are often some slight furrows ; the eye is large, very 

 open, and often surrounded with some swellings or ridges ; 

 the skin is smooth, thin, and light green, becoming somewhat 

 yellowish when at perfect maturity ; the flesh is delicate and 

 of very rich and sweet flavour ; the seeds are large and black. 

 The period at which the fruit ripens is about the middle of 

 July. The tree grows but slowly when ingrafted on the quince 

 stock, but vigorously on the pear stock. It will be perceived 

 that Miller confuses the Robine pear with this, by making them 

 synonymous, see No. 14, Mil. Gard. Die. ; but Forsyth does 

 not follow him in this error in his seventh edition. 



