PEARS. 



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coarsely ; the Hower is formed of oblong petals, each some- 

 what hollowed or spoon-shaped, and terminating in a plicate 

 or plaited point; the fruit is round, approaching to oval, and 

 diminishes in size towards the stalk, considerably resembling 

 the Ambrette ; it is generally two inches in diameter, and 

 twenty-nine lines in height, but sometimes it measures no more 

 in one direction than in the other ; the stem is large, eight to 

 fifteen lines long, inserted in a small cavity, which is commonly 

 surrounded with some small protuberances ; the part next the 

 head is perfectly round, and the eye is there placed even with 

 the fruit ; the skin is a whitish green, but becomes of a yel- 

 lowish hue at maturity ; the flesh is melting, of a sweet, musky, 

 and very agreeable flavour ; the seeds are brown, and the fruit 

 ripens in November, December, and January ; the tree may 

 be ingrafted upon either the pear or the quince ; it is produc- 

 tive and soon begins to bear fruit. 



I have examined the subject very minutely, and have ascer- 

 tained decidedly that this is the Ambrette pear of Coxe's work, 

 a fruit of great excellence and held in the highest estimation. 

 The only difierence he speaks of is in regard to the indenture 

 of the leaf, and on this point I find he fell into an error in his 

 description, for all the trees that I have seen or heard of, that 

 have, been obtained from New- Jersey as the Ambrette or Tilton 

 pear, have indented leaves, and this fact, with the circumstance 

 of their being devoid of sharp thorns, settles the question of 

 identity satisfactorily. 



BESI DE CAISSOY. Pk. cat. N. Duh. 



Bezy de Caissoy. Roz. O. Duh. Mil. For. Coxe. 



Besi de Caissoy. Q,uin. Evel. Mil. 



Bezy de Quessoy. Jard. fruit. 



Rousset d'Anjou. Quin. Evel. 



Roussette d^Anjou. Roz. syn. Duh. syn. Mil. syn. 



Rouselet d^Anjou. 



Wilding of Cassoy, "i 



Petite beurre d^hiver, > Mil. syn. and others. 

 Small winter hutter pear, y 



This pear is round and partially flattened at the head, being 



