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16. The Orange Pear is of a greenish colour; but the 

 side next the sun changes to a purple colour when ripe ; the 

 flesh is melting, and the juice sugary, with a little perfume. 

 It ripens in the beginning of August. 



17. The Cassolette, or Green Muscat, is a small green- 

 ish pear with some specks in the skin. It is full of a rich per- 

 fumed juice, and ripens in the latter end of September. 



18. The Great Onion Pear, Brown Admired, or King of 

 Summer, is of a brownish colour next the sun, and is ripe in 

 the beginning of September. 



19. The Musk Orange Pear. The skin is green, and the 

 flesh melting. It ripens in the beginning of September. 



20. Avorat, or August Muscat. This pear has a smooth 

 skin of a whitish yellow colour ; the juice is richly sugared 

 and perfumed, and it is esteemed one of the best summer 

 pears yet known. It is a great bearer, and ripens in the be- 

 ginning of September. 



21. The Rose Pear, or Thorny Rose. This is shaped 

 like the Great Onion Pear, but much larger, of a yellowish- 

 green colour, but a little inclining to red next the sun. The 

 flesh is breaking, and the juice musky. This ripens in the 

 beginning of September. 



22. Poire du Puchet. The flesh of this pear is soft and 

 tender, and the juice sugary. It ripens in the beginning of 

 September. 



23. The Perfumed Pear is of a deep red colour spotted 

 with brown ; the flesh is melting, but <iry, and has a perfumed 

 flavour. It ripens in the beginning of September. 



24. The Salviati Pear. This pear is red and yellow next 

 the sun, but whitish on the other side ; the flesh is tender, and 

 the juice sugary and perfumed. It ripens about the middle of 

 September. . 



25. The Rose-water Pear. The skin of this pear is 

 rough, and of a brown colour, the juice is very sweet, and 

 tastes like rose-water. It ripens in the latter end of Sep- 

 tember. 



26. The Russelet Pear. The flesh of this pear is soft 

 and tender, and the juice is agreeably perfumed. It ripens in 

 the latter end of September. 



27. The Great Mouth-water Pear. The flesh of this 

 pear is melting and full of juice. It ripens about the latter 

 end of September. 



28. The Prince's Pear has a highly-flavoured juice. It 

 is a great bearer, and ripens about the latter end of Sep- 

 tember. 



