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'our, with fome Spots while it hangs 

 on the Tree ; but, as it ripens, it 

 becomes of a yellovvim Colour ; the 

 Stalk is ftrait and long ; the Eye is 

 fmall, and not hollowM ; the Flefti 

 is melting, and buttery; the Juice 

 is fugar'd, with a little Perfume. It 

 is in eating the Latter-end of Novem- 

 ber, and continues good till Cbrijl- 

 mas. 



56. Pyrus fativa, fruclu brutna- 

 li longo, e viridi flavefcente, in ore 

 liquefcente, faccharato, Touni. Le 

 Virgoule, or La Virgouleufe. It is 

 alfo called Bujaleuf, and Chambret- 

 te ; and Poire de Glaffe, i. e. The 

 Ice Pear, in Gafcoigne ; but it is call- 

 ed Virgoule, from a Village of that 

 Name in the Neighbourhood of St. 

 Leonard in Limoufin, where it was 

 raifed, and fent toParis, by theMar- 

 quis of Chambret. This Pear is 

 large, long, and of a green Colour, 

 inclining to yellow, as it ripens : the 

 Stalk is fhort, fleihy, and a little 

 bent ; the Eye is of a middling Size, 

 and a little hollow'd ; the Skin is 

 very fmooth, and fometimes a 

 little colour'd towards the Sun ; the 

 Flefh is melting, and full of a rich 

 juice. It is in eating the Latter- 

 end of November, and will continue 

 good till January ; and is efteemed 

 one of the belt Fruits of the Seafon ; 

 but the Tree is very apt to produce 

 vigorous Shoots ; and the BiolToms 

 being generally product at the ex- 

 treme Part of the Shoot, where they 

 are fhorten'd, theFruit will be intirely 

 cut away, which is the Reafon it is 

 condemn'd as a bad Bearer; but 

 when it is grafted on a Free-flock, it 

 ought to be allowed at lead forty 

 Feet to fpread : and, if upon a 

 Quince-flock, it mould be allowed 

 upward of thirty Feet, and the 

 Branches trained in againft the Efpa- 

 lier or Wall, at full Length, in an 

 horizontal Pofition, as they are pro- 



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duced. Where this Tree is thus 

 treated, it will bear very plentiful- 

 ly- 



57. Pyrus Jhtiva fpinofa,fru£Iu 

 globofo,feJftli, feruginio, in ore lique- 

 fcente,fnccbi!i ate, odoratijjimo. Tourn. 

 Poire d'Ambrette. This is fo call- 

 ed from its mulky Flavour, which 

 refembles the Smell of the Sweet 

 Sultan Flower, which is called Am- 

 brette i.: France. This Pear is like 

 the Lefchafierie in Shape, but is of a 

 ruflet Colour; the Eye is larger, 

 and more hollow'd ; the Flefti is 

 melting, and the Juice is richly fu- 

 gar'd and perfum'd ; the Seeds are 

 large and black, and the Cells in 

 which they are lodg'd are very 

 large ; the Wood is very thorny, 

 efpecially when grafted on Free- 

 ftocks. The Fruit is in eating the 

 Latter-end of November, and conti- 

 nues good till the Latter-end of Ja- 

 nuary ; and is efteemed a very good 

 Fruit by moll People. 



58. Pyrus fativa, fruclu bruma- 

 /i, mag?ic, pyramiduto, albido, in ore 

 liquefcente, faccharato, edit ato. Toi rn, 

 Epine d'Hyver, i. e. Winter-thorn 

 Pear. This is a large line Pear, 

 nearly of a pyramidal Figure ; the 

 Skin is fmooth, and of a pale-green 

 Colour, inclining to yellow as it ri- 

 pens ; the Stalk is fhort and ilender; 

 the Flefh is melting and buttery; the 

 Juice is very fweet ; and, in a dry 

 Seafon, is highly perfumed ; but 

 when it is planted on a moift Soil, 

 or the Seafon proves wet, it is very 

 infipid ; fo that it mould never be 

 planted on a ilrong Soil. Jt ripens 

 the End of November, and will con- 

 tinue good two Months. 



59. Pyrus fativa, fru5lu bruma- 

 li longo, e vhidi flavefcente, in ore 

 liquefcente. Tcum. La Saint Ger- 

 main, ;*. e. The St. Germain Pear. 

 It is alfo called L'lnconniie de la 

 Fare, i. e. Ths Unknown oiLaTore : 



