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ripe ; otherwife it would be efteemed 

 an excellent Pear. It is ripe the 

 Beginning of Auguft. 



I 8. Pyrus Jati<va, fruftu aftinjo 

 turbinate , e <viridi albido. Orange 

 Mufquee, L e. The Mulk Orange 

 Pear. This is a large Tound Pear, 

 in Shape like a Bergamot : the Skin 

 is green, and the Flefh is melting ; 

 but it is very fubjedt to rot upon the 

 Tree, which renders it not near fo 

 valuable as feme others. It ripens 

 the End otjuly. 



19. Pyrus fatlva, fruftu aftivo 

 globofo e viridi purpurafcente. Tourn. 

 Gros Oignonnet, i. e. The Great 

 Onion Pear. It is alfo called Amire- 

 roux, i. e. Brown Admired; and 

 Roy d'Ete, i. e. King of Summer ; 

 Archiduc d'Ete, i. e. The Summer 

 Archduke. This is a middle-fiz'd 

 round Pear, of a b/ownifh Co'our 

 next the Sun ; the Flefli is melting, 

 and the Juice is pafTably good. This 

 ripens the End of July. 



20. Pyrus fati<va y fruftu <efti<vo 

 globofo fejjili ex albido fiavefcente fac- 

 charato odorato. Tourn. Robine. It is 

 alfo called Mu feat d'Aouft, L e. The 

 Auguft Mufcat ; Poire d' Averat, ;. e. 

 The Averat Pear ; and Poire Royale, 

 i. e. The Royal Pear. This is a 

 roundifh flat Pear, in Shape very 

 like a Bergamot : the Stalk is long, 

 flrait, and a little fpotted, and the 

 Eye is a little hollowed : the Skin is 

 fmooth, and of a whitifh - yellow 

 Colour ; the Flefh is breaking, but 

 not hard; and its Juice is richly 

 fugar'd and perfum'd : it is a great 

 Bearer, and is efteemed one of the 

 belt Summer Pears yet known. It 

 ripens in Auguft. 



2 1 . P y ru s fatlv a, fruftu aJHvoglo- 

 hofo frjjili odorato. Tcurn. Poirerole ; r. 

 £. TheR.ofe-pear;and L'Epine-Rofe, 

 i. f. The Thorny-Rofe. This isa fhort 

 round Fruit, fhaped like the Great 

 Onion Pear, but much larger ; of s 



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yellowifh green Colour ; but a little 

 inclining to Red on the Side next the 

 Sun : the Stalk is very long and 

 flender ; the Flefh is breaking, and 

 the Juice is mufky. This ripens in 

 Auguft. The Shoots and the Leaves 

 of this Tree are large. 



22. Pyrus fativa, fruftu <rfti<vo 

 globofo albido faccharato. T ourn. Poire 

 du Pouchet. This is a large round 

 whitifh Pear, fhap'd fomewhat like 

 the Befideri : the Flefh is foft and 

 tender, and the Juice is fugary. Tim 

 ripens the Middle of Auguft. 



23. Pyrus fatiua, fruftu <efti<vo. 

 turbinato fffili faturatius rubente fun- 

 ftato. Tourn. Poire de Parfum, i. e. 

 The Perfum'd Pear.. This is a mid- 

 dle-fixed round Fruit, whofe Skin is 

 (omewhat thick and rough, and of a 

 deep - red Colour, fpotted with 

 brown : the Flefh is melting, but 

 dry, and has a perfum'd Flavour. 

 This ripens the Beginning of Au- 



24. Pyrus fat i<va y fruftu sefti'vo 

 cblongo magna, partim rubro, partim 

 (libido, odorato. Tourn. Bon-cretien 

 d'Ete, t. e. The Summer Bon-cretien, 

 or Good Chriftian. This is a large 

 oblong Fruit, whofe Skin is fmooth 

 and thin : the Side next the Sun is 

 of a beautiful red Colour; but the 

 other Side is of a whitifh green : the 

 Flefh is between breaking and ten- 

 der, and is very full of Juice, which 

 is of a rich perfum'd Flavour. Jt 

 ripens the End of Auguft. 



25. Pyrus fati r va % fruftu <rftit'o 

 globofo, ex rubra albidoque fiavejeente 

 faccharato odorato. Tourn. Salviati. 

 This Pear is pretty large, round, 

 and flat, very much like the Befideri 

 in Shape, but not in Colour : the 

 Stalk is very long and flender, and 

 the Fruit is a little hollow'd both at 

 the Eye and Stalk ; the Colour is red 

 and yellow next the Sun ; but on the 

 other Side is whiiifli : the Skin is 



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