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13 .Grey Honey. — Fruit pretty good ; ripens in August. 



14. Green Orange, or Orange Fcrt. — A middling good early fruit; ripens in 

 August. 



15. Pope's Pear. — An early pear of no great merits ; ripens in August. 



IG. Golden Knap. — A much better fruit than either of the three last; ripens in 

 August. 



17. Jargonelle, Cuisse Mcidame. — A French fruit ; ripens in August. Fruit 

 arge ; skin smooth ; color pale green ; a good bearer, and good flavor. Tree healthy 

 land vigorous, somewhat like the Windsor, and does best on standards in England; 

 but is worth an cast or west wall in Scotland, or in any late situation. There are 

 some very old trees of this sort in many parts of the kingdom which must have been 

 early introduced. 



18. Lady's Thigh. — TJiis is the true Jargonelle, and the Cuisse Madame of the 

 French. Has been early introduced into this country. Color russet-green and iron ; 

 ripens from the middle of August to the beginning of September; flavor rich and 

 musky ; an indiflerent bearer. Tree vigorous, and in character resembles the Jar 

 gonelle and Windsor. These two trees have hitherto been confounded together; it 

 is supposed that the names have been changed in coming to this country by accident. 



19. Windsor. — An English pear. Skin smooth; color when ripe of a yellowish 

 green ; the flesh soft, and if permitted to hang two or three days after it is ripe 

 grows mealy and useless; ripens in August; is an indifferent bearer. 



20. Orange Musk. — Ripens about the end of August; the flesh is musky, but 

 dry; color yellow, spotted with black, 



21. Great Blanquet, or Bagpipe of Anjou. — Ripens about the middle of Au- 

 gust; skin smooth, of a pale green color; flesh soft, and full of juice ; flavor rich ; 

 and rather a good bearer. 



22. Little Blanquet. — Much smaller than the last; color pale; flesh tender, 

 and full of rich musky juice ; ripens about the end of August. 



23. Long-stalked Blanquet. — Ripens latter end of August; skin smooth; 

 color white, a little tinged towarJs the sun ; jiuce rich and sugary. 



24. Early AcHAN.— A pear much inferior to the winter pear of that name; 

 ripens in August ; shoidd be eaten off the tree. 



25. Crawi-ord, or Lammas. — Ripens about the end of August ; an esteemed 

 Scotch fruit ; should be eaten a few days after gathering ; color green, rather tinged 

 with iron towards the sun ; great bearer, and of a juicy good flavour, if not too ripe ; 

 keeps only ten or fifteen days. Tree vigorous, and grows in alnrost any situation ; 

 middle sized fruit, improved if on a wall. 



26. Skinless, or Early Russet. — Ripens the latter end of August ; skin ex- 

 tremely thin (froAi thence the name) ; color reddish ; flesh melting, and full of rich 

 sugary juice. 



27. Queen's Pear, or Musk Robert, or Amber Pear. — Ripens the latter end of 

 August ; fruit small ; color yellow when ripe ; juice rich and musky ; great bearer. 



28. Musk Drone. — Ripens the end of August or beginning of September; color 

 yellow »vhen ripe ; flavor rich and musky ; should be eaten off the tree ; is apt to get 

 dry and mealy when over ripe ; keeps only a few days. Is a great bearer. 



29. Red Orange. — Ripens about the beginning of August ; color greenish, but 

 when ripe, the .side ne.\t the sun becomes tinged with purple; flesh melting, and 

 juice sugary, with a little perfume. 



30. Hanging Leaf. — An esteemed Clydesdale fruit. Fruit almost round ; color 

 beautiful red and yellow ; of a delicious sweetness. Tree hardy, aiid well adapted 

 for the orchard. 



