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for as they grow on very cold 

 Hills, and in a moffy moorifh Soil, 

 fo when they are removed to a bet- 

 ter Soil, and in a warmer Situation, 

 they feldom continue long. The 

 bell time to tranfplant thefe Plants 

 into Gardens, is about Michaelmas, 

 provided the Roots can then be 

 found ; when they fnould be taken 

 up with Balls of Earth to their 

 Roots, and planted in a fhady Situa- 

 tion, and on a moilt undunged Soil, 

 where they fnould be frequently wa- 

 tered in dry Weather, otherwile they 

 will not thrive. Some of thefe Plants 

 may be planted in Pots, which 

 ihould be Ailed with Earth as nearly 

 refembling that in which they natu- 

 rally grow as poiiible; and place 

 them in a fhady Situation, where if 

 they are conftantlv watered in dry 

 Weather, they will thrive very 

 well. 



The Leaves of the ftrft Sort are 

 fhaped like thofe of the Pear-tree, 

 from whence the Name was given 

 to it : thefe Leaves are cf a deep- 

 green Colour, and continue moft 

 Part of the Year ; but there is no 

 great Beauty in their Flowers ; tho' 

 for Variety they are admitted into 

 many curious Gardens. 



The flrit Sort is ordered by the 

 College of Phyficians to be ufed in 

 Medicine, and is generally brought 

 over from Switzerland, amor.glt 

 other vulnerary Plants ; amongft 

 which Clafs this Plant is ranged ; 

 and by fome hath been greatly com- 

 mended. 



PYRUS, The Pear tree. 

 The Characlcrs are ; 



The FLwer corffls of federal 

 Leaves, which arc placed in a circu- 

 lar Order, and expand in form of a 

 Rofe ; whofe Floiver cup afterward 

 becomes a fiefyy Fruit, which is more 

 produced toward the Fooijlalhs than 

 the Apblt ; but is hollow" 'd like a Xa- 



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*vel at the extreme Part : the Cells in 

 which the Seeds are lodgd, are fepa- 

 rated by foft Membranes, and the 

 Seeds are oblong. 



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The Speciss are ; 



1. Pyrus fativa, fruclu ecf.tvo 

 far<vo rpcenwfo o.ioro.tijfmo. Tourn. 

 Petit Mufcat, ;'. e. Litt'e Mufk Pear, 

 commonly calhd the Supreme. This 

 Fruit is generally produced in large 

 Ciufters : it is rather round than 

 long ; the Stalk fliort ; and, when 

 ripe, the Skin is of a yellow Colour : 

 the Juice is fomevvhat mufky, and, 

 if gathered before it is too ripe, is 

 an excellent Pear. This ripens at 

 the Beginning of July, and will con- 

 tinue good but for a few Days. 



2. Pyrus fativa, fruclu afli-vo 

 minimo odorati/Jimo. Tourn. Poire de 

 Cnio, i. e. The Chio Pear, com- 

 monly called the Little Ballard Mufe 

 Pear. This is fmaller than the for- 

 mer, but is inShapc pretty much like 

 that: the Skin, when ripe, has a 

 few Streaks of Red on the Side next 

 the Sun ; and the Fruit feldom hangs 

 in Cluflers, as the former ; but in 

 other refpecls is nearly like it. 



3. Pyrus ftiva, fruSfu *fli<vo < 

 fc:r--vc, e wridi albido. Tourn. Poire 

 Hativeau, i. e. The Hailing Pear : 

 Poire Madeleine, ou Citron des Car- 

 mes : commonly called the Green 

 Chifiel. This is a larger Pear than 

 either of the former, and is produe'd 

 more toward the Pedicle : the Skin 

 is thin, and of a whitilh-green Co- 

 lour when ripe; the Flelh is melt- 

 ing, and, if not too ripe, of a fu- 

 gary Flavour ; but is apt to be mea- 

 ly : this ripens the Middle of July. 



4. Pyrus fativa, fruclu <rfii<vo 

 p irtim fat urate ruhente, partim jiave- 

 jcenie. Toum. Mujcadeiles Rouges, 



e. The Red Mufcadelle. It is al- 

 fo called La BelliiTime, /. e. The 

 Faireft or Supreme. This is a large 

 early Pear, of great Beauty : the Skin 



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