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Seafori flic Juice is fweet ; but it 

 mutt have a Free-ftock, and South- 

 ealt Wail, and have a good Soil ; 

 otherwife it is apt to be ftony and 

 auftere. It is in eating from Febru- 

 ary till April . 



70. Le Muscat d' Alleman, 

 i. e. The German Mufcat. This is 

 an excellent Pear, more long than 

 round, of the Shape of the Winter- 

 royal ; but is lets toward the Eye, 

 and is more rufiet, and of a red Co- 

 lour next the Sun ; it is buttery, 

 4nelting, and a little mufey. This 

 is in eating in March, April, and 

 fometimes in May, when it keeps fo 

 long. 



71. Le Bergamotte d* Hol- 

 land e, /. *.The Holland Bergamot: 

 it is large and round, of the Shape 

 of the ordinary Bergamot, but a lit- 

 tle more produced toward the Stalk. 

 The Colour is greenifh ; the Flefh 

 is half-buttery and tender ; thejuice 

 is highly flavoured. This is a very 

 good Pear, and will keep t\\\A t >i!. 



72. Le Poire de Naples, /. e. 

 The Pear of Naples. This is a pret- 

 ty large, long, greenifh Pear ; the 

 Flem is half-breaking ; the Juice is 

 fweet, and a little vinous. It is in 

 eating in March. I am in doubt 

 whether this Pear is not in fome 

 Places taken for a Saint Germain ; 

 for there is a Pear in fome Gar^ 

 dens very like the Saint Germain, 

 which will keep till April ; and this 

 Pear agrees with the Characters of 

 that. It is called in England The 

 E after St. Germain. 



73. Pyrus fativa,fru8u bruma- 

 li magna pyramidato y e fia<vo nonnibil 

 rubente. Tcum. Boa-cretien d 1 Hy- 

 ver, i. e. The Wint«. Bon-cretien 

 Pear. This Pear is i v large and 

 long, of a pyramidal Figure ; the 

 Skin is of a yeliowim Colour ; but 

 the Side next the Sun inclines to a 

 foft Red ; the Flefh is tender and 



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breaking, and is very full of rich 

 fugar'd J uice. This is efteemed in 

 France one of the beft Winter Pears ; 

 but in England it is feldom fo good ; 

 tho' I am fully fatisfied, if it were 

 grafted on a Free-ftock, and planted 

 in a good Soil, againfta Wall expo- 

 fed to the South-eaft, and the Bran- 

 ches train'd at full Length, it might 

 be render'd more acceptable than it 

 is at prefent in England. 



74. Pyrus fatxnja, fruBu bruma- 

 li magno, eydonite facie, partim fia*vo, 

 partim purpurea. Tcum. Catillac or 

 Cadillac. This is a large Pear, ftia- 

 ped fomewhat like a Quince ; the 

 Skin is, for the moft part, of a yellow 

 Colour, but changes to a deep Red 

 on the Side next the Sun ; the Flefli 

 is hard, and the Juice auftere ; bat 

 it is a very good Fruit for baking ; 

 and being a plcn'iful Bearer, de~ 

 ferves a Place in every good Col- 

 lection of Fruit. It will be good 

 from Ch rift mas to April, or longer. 



75. Pyrus fativa, frv.clu bruma* 

 li oblongo ftairfcente, punclis rubris 

 canfperfo. La Pailorelle. This Pear 

 is of the Size and Shape of a fine 

 Roufielet; the Stalk is fhort and 

 crooked ; the Skin is fomewhat 

 rough, of ayellowifh Colour, fpot- 

 ted with Red ; the Flefh is tender 

 and buttery ; and when it grows on 

 a dry Soil, the Juice is very fweet ; 

 but on a wet Soil, or in moifl Years, 

 it is fubjeel: to have an aufiereTafle. 

 This Pear is in eating in February 

 and March. 



76. Pyrus fat in) a, fruflu bruma- 

 U fejjili, partim fa-vefcente, partim 

 pwpurafcente. To urn. La Double 

 Fleur, i. e. The double-flowering 

 Pear. This is fo called, becauie the 

 Flowers have a double Range cf Pe- 

 tals or Leaves. It is a large fliort 

 Pear ; the Stalk is long and flrait ; 

 the Skin is very fmootii, and of a 

 vellowifli Colour; but the Side next 



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