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The Pears commonly propagated in England are as follow ; viz. 



r. The Little Mufk Pear, commonly called the Supreme. 

 This fruit, when ripe, is of a yellow colour ; the juice is 

 fomewhat mufky ; and, if gathered before it be too ripe, it is 

 a good Pear. It ripens about the latter end of July, and con- 

 tinues good only a few days. 



2. The Chio Pear, or Little Ballard Mufk Pear. This is 

 pretty much like the other, but fmaller. The lk in, when 

 ripe, has a few ftreaks of red next the fun. 



3. The Green Chifrel, or Haftings Pear, is a middle-fized 

 fruit ; it always remains green, and is full of juice when ripe. 

 It ripens in the beginning of Auguft. 



4. The Red Mufcadelle is a large early Pear, of great 

 beauty ; the fkin is of a beautiful yellow ftriped with red, and 

 the nelh has a rich flavour. This fometimes produces two 

 crops in a year ; the firft about the end of July, and the fecond 

 in September. 



5. The Little Mufcat is a fmall Pear, the fkin very thin, and 

 of a yellowifh colour when ripe. This fruit has a rich mufky 

 flavour, but will not keep long. It is ripe about the begin- 

 ning of Auguft. 



6. The Lady's Thigh, commonly called in England Jargo- 

 nelle, is of a ruffet green colour from the fun, but towards it 

 inclining to an iron colour ; the flefh is breaking, and has a 

 rich mufky flavour. It is ripe about the middle of Auguft. 



7. The Windfor Pear has a fmooth fkin, and, when ripe, 

 is of a yellowifh green colour ; the nefh is very foft, and, if 

 permitted to hang but two or three days after it is ripe, grows 



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