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it being firft difcovered upon the 

 Banks of a River which'is called by 

 that Name, in the Parifh of St. Ger- 

 main. This is a large long Pear, of 

 a yellowifh-green Colour when ripe; 

 the Flelh is melting, and very full or 

 Juke ; which in a dry Sealon, or if 

 planted on a warm dry Soil, is very 

 fweet ; but when it is planted on a 

 nioift Soil, the Juice is very apt to be 

 harm and aullere ; which renders it 

 lefs efteemed by fome Perfons ; tho' 

 in general it is greatly valued. This 

 is in eating the End of November ; 

 but will many times continue good 

 till Chroma s. 



60. Pyrus fat iva, fruclu bruma- 

 li tuberofo fubacido fiavcfcente puncla- 

 to. Toum. Saint Aultin. This is 

 about the Size of a middling Virgou- 

 U Pear ; but is fome what fhorter, 

 and flenderer near the Stalk; the Skin 

 is of a fine citron Colour, fpotted 

 with red on the Side next the Sun ; 

 the Flelh 'is tender, but not buttery; 

 and is pretty full of Juice, which is 

 often a liitle fliarp ; which to fome 

 Perfons is difagreeable, but others 

 value it on that Account. Tnis is 

 in eating in December ; and will 

 continue good two Months. 



61. Pyrus fativa, fruclu bruma- 

 li pyratnidato, parti?n purpureoypundis 

 nigris confperfo, fiauefcente. Tourn. 

 Bon-cretien d'Efpagne, /. e. The 

 Spanijb Bon-cretien. This is a large 

 Pear, of a pyramidal Form, ol a fine 

 red or purpie Colour on the Side 

 next the Sun, and full of fmall black 

 Spots ; the other Side is of a pale-yel- 

 low Colour ; the Flelh is breaking ; 

 and, when it is ona light richSoil, 

 and grafted on a Free-ftock, it^ Juice 

 is very fweet. It ripens in the Be- 

 ginning of Dece?nbcr, and will con- 

 tinue good a Month, or fix Weeks. 

 If this be grafted on a Quince-ilock, 

 it is very apt to be dry and ftony : 



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this is a very good Fruit for bake- 

 ing. 



62. Pyrus fativa, fruclu bruma- 

 li magno oblongo turbinato ferrugi- 

 neo y utrinque umbilicuto. 'Joum. Poire 

 de Livre, u e. The Pound Pear. It 

 is alfo called Grofs Ratteau Gris» 

 i. e. The Gre) -rak'd Pear ; and Poire 

 d'Amour, /. e. T he lovely Pear. In 

 England this is called Par kin fans 

 Warden, or the Black Pear of Wor- 

 cejler. This is a very large Pear, 

 each of which commonly weighs a 

 Pound or more ; the Skin is rough, 

 and of an cbfcure red Colour on the 

 Side next the Sun; but fomewhat 

 paler on the other Side ; theSralk is 

 very fhort, and the Eye is greatly 

 hollow'd. This is not fit for eating, 

 but bakes or Hews exceeding well; 

 and is in Seafon from November to 

 Cbrijlmas. 



63. P i rus fati'va, fruclu bruma- 

 li parvo Jiavejcente, maculis rubris 

 confperfo. Toum. Beli de Cafioy, 

 ;'. e. The Wilding of CaJ/oy, a Forelt 

 iuBretagns, where it was difcovered, 

 and pafies under the Name of Rouf- 

 fet d'Anjou. It is alfo called Petit 

 Beurre d'Hyver, i. e. Small Winter 

 Butter-pear. This is a fmall ob'ong 

 Pear, of a yellowifh Colour, fpotted 

 with red: the Flefti is meiting, and 

 the Juice is very rich. It is m eat- 

 ing in D( amber and January. This 

 is a prodigious Bearer, and common- 

 ly produces its Fru:t in large Clui- 

 ters, provided it be not too much 

 pruned ; for it generally produces 

 its BlolTom buds at the Extremityof 

 its Shoots; which if fhortened, the 

 Fruit would be cut away. There 

 was a Tree of this Kind in the Gar- 

 dens of Camden-Houfe, near Kenfng- 

 ton ; which generally produced a 

 great Quantity of Fruit, 



64. Pyrus fativa^fudu bruma- 

 li turbinato inxquali, v.ntre iumida, 



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