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38. Pyrus- fativa, fruclu autum- 

 nali globofoferrugineo, came tenera fa* 

 fidilfima. Tourn. Mufcat fieuri, i.e. 

 The flovver'dMufcat. It is alfo called 

 Mufcat a longue qu>. iie a" Automne, 

 i.e. The Long-ftalk'd Mufcat of the 

 Autumn. This is an excellent Pear, 

 of a middling Size, and round ; the 

 Skin is of a dark-red Colour ; the 

 Flem is very tender, and of a delicate 

 Flavour. It ripens in the Middle of 

 Oaobcr. 



39. Pyrus fativ.7, fruclu autum- 

 nali globofo ferrugineo, came <vifcida. 

 Tourn. Po re de Vigne, 1. e. The 

 Vine-pear. This is a round Fruit, 

 of a middling Size ; the Skin of a 

 dark-red Colour ; the Flem is very 

 melting, and full of a clammyjuice . 

 the Stalk is very long and (lender. 

 This Fruit mould be gathered before 

 it be full ripe ; otherwife it grows 

 mealy, and foon rots. It ripens the 

 Middle of-Oelober. 



40. Pyrus fativa, fruclu autum- 

 nali oblongOy dilute rufefcente, fac- 

 charato, odaratifjimo. Tourn. Poire 

 Rouffeline, /*. e. The Roufieline 

 Pear. It is alio called in Tourain?, 

 Le Mufcat a lcnguc queue de la fin 

 d'Automne, 1. e. The long-ftalk'd 

 Mufcat of the End of Autumn. This 

 is by fome Englijh Gardeners called 

 the Brute-bonne : but tha: is a very 

 different Fruit from this. It is fha- 

 ped fomewhat like theRoulTelet; but 

 the Skin of this is fmooth, and of a 

 Greenilh-yellow from the Sun ; but 

 the Side next the Sun is of a deep- 

 red Colour, with fome Spots of 

 Grey ; the Flefn is very tender and 

 delicate ; the Juice is very fweet, 

 with an agreeable Perfume. It ri- 

 pens the Beginning of ' Oclober ; but 

 mull not be long kept, lelt it rot in 

 the Middle. 



41. Pyrus fatlva, fruclu autum- 

 nali obhngo majori cinereo. Tourn. 

 Poire Pendar, /. c. The Knave's 



Pear. This is very like the CafTo- 

 lette Pear ; but is fomewhat larger ; 

 the Flefh is fine and tender : thejuice 

 is very much fugar'd. It ripens the 

 End of October. 



4.2. Pyrus fativa y fruclu autum- 

 nali turbinato tuberofo <viridi faccha* 

 rato, in ore liquefcente. Tourn. Sucre 

 vert, /. e. The Green Sugar-pear. 

 This Pear is fhaped like the Winter- 

 thorn, but is fmaller ; the Skin is 

 very fmooth and green ; the Flefh, 

 is very buttery ; the Juice is fugar'd, 

 and of an agreeable Flavour ; but it 

 is fometimes fubjedt to be ftony in 

 the Middle, efpecially if grafted on 

 a Quince-flock. 



43. Pyrus fativa, fruclu autum- 

 nali tuberofo jcfjili^ e <viridi flavefceii- 

 te, maatlis nigris confperfo, came tene- 

 ra faccharata. Tourn. La Marquife, 

 1. e. The Marquis's Pear. This 

 is often of two different Shapes, ac- 

 cording to the Nature of the Soil 

 where they are planted ; for when 

 the Soil is dry, the Fruit very much 

 refembles a fine Blanquet ; but when 

 the Soil is very rich and moift, ic 

 grows much larger : it is a well-fha- 

 ped Pear, flat at theTop ; the 'Eye is 

 finall, and hollow'd ; the Skin is of 

 a green i 111 Yellow, a little inclining 

 to Red on the Side next the Sun : if 

 this Pear does not change yellow in 

 ripening, it is feldom good ; but if 

 it does, the Flefh will be tender and 

 delicate, very full of Juice, which is 

 fugar'd. It ripens the End of Otlo* 

 ber. 



44. Pyrus fati-va, fruclu autum- 

 nali oblongo, par tint albido, partem ru- 

 fefcente. The Chat-brule, i. e. The 



Burnt Cat. It is alfo called Pucelle 

 de Xaintonge, i. e. The Virgin of 

 Xaintonge. This is a fmall oblong 

 Pear, fhap'd much like the Martin 

 Sec ; but differs from it in Colour : 

 this being of a pale Colour on one 

 Side, but of a dark -brown on the 



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