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34. Pyrus fativa, fruSuautum- 

 nali fwwijjimoy in ore liquefcente. 

 'Tourn. Beurre rouge, i. e. The Red 

 Butter-pear. It is called I'Amboife ; 

 and in Normandy, Ifambert ; as alfo 

 Beurre gris, i f.The GreyButter ; and 

 Beurre vert, i. e. The Green Butter- 

 pear. All thefe different Names of 

 Beurres have been occafioned by the 

 Difference of the Colours of the 

 fame Sort of Pear ; which is either 

 owing to the different Expofure 

 where they grew, or from the Stock; 

 thofe upon Free-frocks being com- 

 monly of a browner Colour than 

 thofe which are upon Quince-Hocks; 

 whence fome Perfons have fuppofed 

 them to be different Fruits, tho 1 in 

 Reality they are the fame. This is 

 a large long Fruit, for the molt part 

 of a brown Colour ; the Flelh is 

 very melting, and full of a rich fu- 

 gary Juice. It ripens the End of 

 September ; and, when gathered from 

 the Tree, is one of the very belt 

 Sort of Pears we have. 



35. Pyrus fati<va, fruclu autum- 

 nali turbinato fejjili flaw ?f cent e, & in 

 ore liquefcente. Tourn. Le Doyenne, 

 i. e. The Dean's Pear. It is alfo 

 called by all the following Names; 

 Saint Michel, i. e. Saint Michael ; 

 Beurre blanc d'Automne, i. e. The 

 White Autumn Butter - pear ; Poire 

 de Neige, i. e. The Snow - pear ; 

 Bonne Ente, i. e. A good Graft ; 

 the Carlifle and Valentia. This is a 

 large fair Fruit, in Shape fomewhat 

 like the Grey Beurre ; but is fhorter 

 and rounder: the Skin is fmoorh, 

 and, when ripe, changes to a yei- 

 lovvim Colour : the Fiefh is melt- 

 ing, and full of Juice, which is very 

 cold ; but it will not keep good a 

 Week after it is gathered, bein^ 

 very fubjeel to grow mealy : it is a 

 very indifferent Fruit. This is a great 

 Bearer, and ripens the End of Sep- 

 tember. * 



36. Pyrus fati'va, fruftu autum. 

 itaii longo <viridique orforato, in ore 

 HqueJceiUe. Tourn. La Verte-longue, 

 i. e. The Long-green Pear. It is 

 alfo called Moiiille - bouche d'Au- 

 tomne, i. e. The Autumn Mouth- 

 water Pear. This is a long Fruit, 

 which is very green when ripe : the 

 Flelh is melting, and very full of 

 Juice ; which, if it grows upon a 

 dry warm Soil, and upon a Free- 

 flock, is very fugary ; otherwife it is 

 but a very indifferent Pear. It ri- 

 pens the Beginning of Oclobcr ; but 



fome Years they will keep till De- 

 cember. 



37. Pyrus fati<va, fruclu autum- 

 nali tuberofo fejjili faccbarato, came 

 dura. Tourn. Meffire Jean blanc & 

 gris, /. e The white and grey 

 Monfieur John. Thefe, altho' made 

 two Sorts of Fruit by many Perfons, 

 are indubitably the fame ; the Dif- 

 ference of their Colour proceeding 

 from the different Soils and Situa- 

 tions where they grow, or the Stocks 

 on which they are grafted. This 

 Pear, when grafted on a Free-dock, 

 and planted on a middling Soil, nei- 

 ther too wet, nor over-dry, is one of 

 the beft Autumn Pears yet known; 

 but when it is grafted on a Quince- 

 ftock, it is very apt to be llony ; 

 or, if planted on a very dry 

 Soil, is very apt to be fmail, and 

 good for little, unlefsthe Trees are 

 watered in dry Seafons : which has 

 rendered it lefs efteerr.ed by fome 

 Perfons, who have not confiderd 

 the Caufe of their Hardnefs ; for 

 when it is rightly manag'd, there is 

 not any Pear in the fame Seafon to 

 be compared with it : this is a large 

 roundim Fruit ; the Skin is rough, 

 and commonly of a brown Colour ; 

 the Flefh is breaking, and very full 

 of a rich fugar'd Juice. It ripens the 

 Beginning of Oclobcr, and wi-il conti- 

 nue good m'oft Part of the Month. 



38. Pyrus 



