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CHAPTER XL 



OF MEDLARS, 



Different Sorts — Their Propagation and Manner of Treatment. 



I HE Medlar is ranged in the fourth order of Linnxus's 

 twelfth Clafs. Icofandria Pentagynia* 



The Great Medlar with bay leaves, and the Dutch Medlar. Is^ 

 Thefe, being the largeft fruit, are generally cultivated in Eng- 

 land. There is a fmaller fort, which is a variety of that 

 called the German or Dutch Medlar ; the fruit is fmall ; and 

 the tree is more frequently planted in pleafure-grounds than 

 gardens. 



The oriental fort, according to Mr. Philip Miller, is called 

 the Dwarf Cherry of Mount Ida, in Crete, where the fhep- 

 herds feed upon the fruit. It is large, roundiih, and of a 

 fine red colour when ripe. 



The Different Sorts cultivated in this Country are, 



There 



