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low Skin ; the Stalk is very thick, 

 from whence it had the Name ; the 

 Flefh is breaking and dry, and has 

 a very inufky Flavour ; but it is apt 

 to be ftony, efpecially if it be plant- 

 ed in a dry Soil, or grafted on a 

 Quince ftock, as are moft of the per* 

 fum'd Pears. 



5 l . Pyrus fativa, fruftu brumali 

 turbinato rufefcente od'jrato. L'Ama- 

 dote, i. e. The Amadot Pear. 

 This is a middle-fiz'd Pear, fome- 

 what long, but flat at the Top ; the 

 Skin is generally rough, and of a 

 ruffet Colour ; the Flefli is dry, and 

 high-flavour'd, if grafted on a Free- 

 ftock. The Wood of this Tree is 

 generally thorny, and is efteemed the 

 belt Sort of Pears for Stocks to 

 graft the meltingPears upon,becaufe 

 it gives them fome of its fine muiky 

 Flavour. It is in eating the End 

 of November ; but will keep good 

 fix Weeks. 



52. Pyrus fativa, fruftu bruma- 

 li, globofo, dilute virente, tuberojo, 

 pun ft ate, in ore liquefcente. Town. 

 Petit Oin, i. e. Little Lard Pear. 

 It is alfo called Bouvar and Roufettc 

 d'Anjou, i. e. The Ruflet of An- 

 jou ; ar.d Amadont, and Marveille 

 d'Hyver, i. e. The Wonder of the 

 Winter. This Pear is of the Size 

 and Shape of theAmbret or Lefchaf- 

 ferie ; but the Skin is of a clear 

 green Colour, and a little fpotted ; 

 the Stalk is pretty long and ilender; 

 the Eye is large, and deeply hol- 

 low 'd ; the Helh is extremely fine, 

 and melting ; the Juice is much fu- 

 gar'd, and has an agreeable mufky 

 Flavour. It is in eating the End of 

 November, and moft Part of Decem- 

 ber ; and is efteemed one of the belt 

 Fruits in that Seafcn. Th:s is bet- 

 ter on a Free-Hock than upon the 

 Quince. 



53. Pyrus fixtiva, fruftu bruma- 

 li longo e viK'idi albicctnte, in crc li- 



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quefcente. Toum. Louifebonne, i.e. 

 The Good Lewis Pear. This Pear 

 is (haped fomewhat like the St. Ger- 

 main, or the Autumn Vcrte-lo?igue ; 

 but is not quite fo much pointed * 

 the Stalk rs very ftiort, flcfliy, and 

 fomewhat bent ; the Eye, and the 

 Flower, arefmall ; the Skin is very 

 fmooth; the Colour is green, incline- 

 ing to a white when ripe ; the Flefft 

 is extremely tender,and full of Juice, 

 which is very fweer, efpecially when 

 it grows upou a dry Soil ; otherwife 

 it is apt to be very large and ill- 

 tafted. It is in eating the Latter-end 

 cf November, and the Beginning of 

 December. 



54. Pyrvs fa tiva, fruftu brunuz- 

 li, tuberofo, e viridi favefcente, pun- 

 ftato, faccharato. Toutn. Poire de 

 Colmar, i. e. The Colmar Pear. Jt 

 is alfo called Poire M.ume, The 

 Manna Pear ; and Bergamotte tar- 

 dive, The late Burgamot. This Fear 

 is fomewhat like a Bon cretien in 

 Shape ; but the Head is fiat ; the 

 Eye is large, and deeply hollow'd ; 

 the Middie is larger than the Head, 

 and is flop'd toward the Stalk,whick 

 is ihort, large, ana a little bent ; the 

 Skin is green, with a few yellowifh 

 Spots; but is fometimes a little co- 

 loured on the Side next the Sun ; 

 the Flelh is very tender, and the 

 Jaice is greatly fugar'd. It is in 

 eating the Latter end of November ; 

 but will often keep good till Janu- 

 ary ; and is efteemed one of the beft 

 Fruits of that Seafon. 



55. Pyrus fativa, fruftu bruma- 

 li, globofo, citriformi, favefcente, 

 pmftato, in ore liquefcente , facchara- 

 to, oderatifjimc. Q'curn. L ? Efcha£Te- 

 rie. It ia alfo called Verte longue 

 d' Hyver, i. c. The Winter long- 

 green Pear ; and Bef:deri Landri, 

 /*. e. The Landry Wilding, This 

 Pear is (haped like a Citron ; the 

 Skin is fmooth, and of a green Co- 

 lour, 



