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par tint purpureo, partim fiawfcente. 

 Tourn. Ronville. It is alfo called 

 Hocrenaille and Martin -fire, i. *.The 

 Lord Martin Pear. This Pear is 

 about the Size and Shape of a large 

 Rouffelet ; the Eye is of a middling 

 Size, and hollow'd a little; the Mid- 

 dle of the Pear is generally fwell'd 

 more on one Side than on the other; 

 but is equally extended toward the 

 Stalk ; the Skin is very fmooth and 

 fofc, and is of a lively-red Colour 

 next the Sun ; but on the other Side 

 it changes yellow as it ripens : the 

 Flefli is breaking, and full of Juice, 

 which is very fweet, and a little per- 

 fum'd ; but if grafted on a Quince- 

 Hock, is very apt to be fmall and 

 ftony. 



65. Pyrus fati<va f fru<fiu bruma- 

 li citriformi fia<vefcente duro mofcba- 

 t§ odoratijjimo. Tourn. Citron d'Hy- 

 ver, i. e. The Winter Citron 

 Pear. It is alfo called the Mufk 

 Orange Pear, in fome Places. This 

 is a pretty large Pear, in Shape and 

 Colour very like an Orange or Ci- 

 tron, from whence it had its Name : 

 the Flem is hard and dry, and very 

 fubjecT: to be ftony j for which Rea- 

 fons it is not valued as an eating 

 Pear ; but will bake very well. It 

 is in Seafon (romDecember toMarcb. 



66. Pyrus fativa, fruclu bruma- 

 li oblongo s e <viridt fla<vefcente , faccba- 

 rato, faporis aujleri. Tourn. Rouf- 

 felet d' Hyver, i. e. The Winter 

 Ruflelet.This is by fome fuppofed to 

 be the fame Pear as is called the 

 Dry Martin ; but it is very different 

 from that in feveral Particulars: the 

 Colour of this is a greenim Yellow, 

 inclining to brown ; the Stalk is long 

 and {lender, and the Flem is buttery 

 and melting, and generally full of 

 Juice, which is very fweet ; but the 

 Skin is apt to contain an auftere 

 Juice; fo- that if it be not pared, it 

 is apt to be difagreeable to many 



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Perfohs Palates. It is in eating «n 



January and February. 



67. Pyrus fativa Pifta<vienjis 9 

 fruclu brumali globofo fefpJi faccha 

 rata odorato. Town. Poire Portail, 

 i. e. The Gate Pear. This Pear was 

 difcovered in the Province afPoiclou; 

 where it was fo much efteemed, that 

 they preferr'd it to moft other Fruit } 

 tho', in the Opinion of moll curious 

 Judges, it does not deferve the great 

 Character which is given to it ; for 

 it rarely happens, that it proves 

 good for eating, being generally dry, 

 ftony, and hard, unlefs in extraordi- 

 nary Seafons, and upon a rsry good 

 Soil. This mull always be grafted 

 on a Free - ltock, and mould be 

 planted on a light rich Soil ; and in 

 very dry Seafons the Trees mould be 

 watered, otherwife the Fruit will be 

 ftony. It is in Seafon from Janua- 

 ry to March, and bakes well. 



68. Pyrus fati<v a, fruclu bruma- 

 li magno globofo fiavefcente, punclis 

 rufi: confperfo. Tourn. Franc-real. 

 It is alfo called Fin-or d'Hyver, 

 i. e. The Golden - end of Winter. 

 This is a very large Pear, almoft of 

 a globular Figure ; the Skin is yel- 

 low, fpotted with red ; the Stalk is 

 more, and the Wood of the Tree 

 pith : the Flelh of this Pear is dry, 

 and very apt to be ftony ; but it 

 bakes exceeding well, and continues 

 good from January till March. 



69 . Pyrus fativa, fruclu bruma - 

 // turbinato fejfili fubaado fla<vefcente t 

 punclis afperiotibus confperfo. Tourn. 

 Bergamotte Bugi. It is alfo called 

 Bergamotte de Pafque, i. e. The 

 Eafter Bergamot. It is a large Pear, 

 almoft round ; but is a little produ- 

 ced inLength towards theStalk; the 

 Eye is flat, and the Skin is green, 

 having many rough Protuberances 

 like Spots difperfed all over ; but, 

 as it ripens, becomes yellowim ; the 

 Flelh ii> breaking, and in a good 



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