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and fpotted ; the Wood is flender ; 

 and the Leaf is very much like that 

 of the Tree called the Jargonelle. 

 This ripens the End of July. 



I I. Pyrus fativa, frutlu eejlivo 

 aibido faccharato odoratiJSmo. Tour?!. 

 The Blanquette,or Muik Blanquette ; 

 the Little Bianquet Pear. This Pear is 

 muchlefs than the former, and more 

 pinch'd in near the Stalk, which 

 is alfo fliort, but flenderer than that 

 of the former ; the Skin is foft, and 

 of a pale-green Colour ; the Flefli is 

 tender, and full of a rich mufky 

 juice : the Wood of this Tree is 

 much ftronger than is that of the 

 former, and the Shoots are com- 

 monly fliorter. This ripens the End 

 of July. 



12. Pyrus fativa, fruclu albido, 

 pediculo Iongo donato. Tourn. Blan- 

 querte a longue queue, i. e. Long- 

 flalk'd Bianquet Pear. This Pear is 

 in Shape fomewhat like the former; 

 but the Eye is larger, and more hol- 

 low'd at the Crown ; toward the 

 Stalk it is fomewhat plumper, and a 

 little crooked : the Skin is very 

 fmooth, white, and fometimes to- 

 ward the Sun is a little coloured : the 

 Fleth is between melting and break- 

 ing, and is full of a rich fugary Juice. 

 This ripens the Beginning of Augufl. 



13. Pyrus fativa, fruclu <rJiivo 

 oblovgo rufefcente Jaccbarato. Tourn. 

 Poire fans Peau, i. e. The Skinlefs 

 Pear. It is alio called Fleur de 

 Guigne, i. e. Flower of" Guigne ; and 

 by fome, Rouftelet hatif , i. e. The 

 Early Ruflelet. This is a middle- 

 fized Fruit, of a long Shape, and a 

 redifli Colour, fomewhat like the 

 Ruflelet : the Skin is extremely 

 thin ; tne Flefh is melting, and full 

 of a rich fugary Juice ; the Shoots 

 are long and ftrait. This ripens the 

 End of July. 



14. Pyrus fativa, f> u^Iu <eflivo 

 turbinato, came itnera faccbarata. 



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Tourn. Mufcat Robine, u e. The 

 Muflc Robine Pear. This is alfo 

 called Poire a la Reine, i. e. Th« 

 Queen's Pear ; Poire d'Ambre, i. e. 

 The Amber Pear ; and Pucelle de 

 Xaintonge, i. e. The Virgin of 

 Xaintonge. This is a fmall round 

 Pear, of a yellowifli Colour when 

 ripe ; the Flefli is between melting 

 and breaking ; it has a rich mufky 

 Flavour, and is a great Bearer : it 

 ripens the End of July. 



15. Pyrus fativa, f rutin ecftivo 

 turbinato mcfebato. Le Bourdon 

 Mofque, i. e. The Mufk Drone 

 Pear. This is a middle-fized round 

 Fruit, whofe Skin is of a yellowifli 

 Colour when ripe ; the Flefli is melt- 

 ing, and full of an high mufky 

 Juice : but it muft not hang too long 

 on the Tree, for it is fubject to 

 grow mealy in a fliort time. This 

 ripens the End of July. 



1 6 . P Y r u s fativa, ccftivo f, rutin glo- 

 be fofeffili , eviridi purpura] cent e fac- 

 charato odcrato. TWvz.OrangeRouge, 

 i. e. The Red Orange Pear. This 

 Pear hath been the moft common of 

 all the Sorts in Trance, which was 

 occafioned by the general Elteem it 

 was in fomeYears fince.This is a mid- 

 dle-fized round Fruit, of a greenifli 

 Colour; but the Side next the Sun 

 changes to a purple Colour when 

 ripe ; the Flefli is melting, and the 

 Juice is fugar'd, with a little Per- 

 fume ; the Eye is very hollow, and 

 the Stalk is fliort This ripens the 

 Beginning of Augvfl. 



17. Pyrus fativa, fruclu <rftivo 

 obLngo minor i cinerco cdorato. Tourn. 

 Caitbleite Fr o let, Mufcat verd 

 Lechefrion. This is fo called from 

 its being ihaped like a Perfuming- 

 pot. It is a long Fruit, in Shape 

 like the Jargonelle, of an Afli-co- 

 lour ; its Flefli is melting, and full 

 of a perfumed Juice ; but is very 

 apt to rot in the Middle as foon as 



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