generally thorny, and is efteemed the beft fort of 
Fear for flocks to graft the melting Pears upon, be- 
caufe it gives them fome of its fine mufky flavour. 
It is in eating the beginning of December, but will 
keep good fix weeks. 
52. Pyr.us ( Bouvar ) fativa, frudu brumali, globofo, 
dilute virente, tuberofo, pundato, in ofe liquefcente. 
Tourn. Petit Oin , i. e. Little Lard Pear. It is alfo 
called Bouvar and Roulette d* Anjou, i. e. the Ruffet 
of Anjou ; and Amadont, and Marveille d’Hyver, 
i. e. the Wonder of the Winter. This Pear is of 
the fize and fhape of the Ambret or Lefchaflerie, but 
the fkin is of a clear green colour, and a little fpotted ; 
the Italic is pretty long and {lender ; the eye is large, 
and deeply hollowed ; the flefh is extremely fine, and 
melting-, the juice is much fugared, and has an 
agreeable mufky flavour. It is in eating the middle 
of December, and is efteemed one of the beft fruits 
in that feafon. This is better on a free flock than 
upon the Quince. 
53. Pyrus ( Louifebonne ) fativa, frudu brumali, longo, 
e viridi albicante, in ore liquefcente. Tourn. 
Louifebonne , i. e. the Good Lewis Pear. This Pear is 
fiiaped fomewhat like the St. Germain, or the Au- 
tumn Verte-longue, but is not quite fo much point- 
ed; the ftalk is very fhort, flefhy, and fomewhat 
bent ; the eye and the flower are fmall ; the fkin is 
very fmooth ; the colour is green, inclining to a pale 
colour when ripe ; the flefti is extremely tender and 
full of juice, which is very fweet, efpecially when it 
grows upon a dry foil, otherwife it is apt to be very 
large and ill tailed. It is in eating the beginning of 
December. 
54. Pyrus ( Colmar ) fativa, frudu brumali, tuberofo, e 
viridi flavefcente, pundato, faccharato. Tourn. Poire 
de Colmar , i. e. the Colmar Pear. It is alfo called 
Poire Manne, the Manna Pear, and Bergamotte tar- 
dive, the late Bergamot. This Pear is fomewhat 
like a Boncretien in fhape, but the head is flat -, the 
eye is large, and deeply hollowed; the middle is 
larger than the head, and is floped toward the ftalk, 
which is fhort, large, and a little bent ; the fkin is 
green, with a few yellowifh fpots, but is fometimes 
a little coloured on the fide next the fun -, the flefh is 
very tender, and the juice is greatly fugared. It is in 
eating the latter end of December, but will often 
keep good till the end of January, and is efteemed 
one of the beft fruits of that feafon. 
55. Pyrus (Id Efchajferie) fativa, frudu brumali, glo- 
bofo, citriformi, flavefcente, pundato, in ore liquef- 
cente, faccharato, odoratiflimo. Tourn. Id Efchajferie. 
It is alfo called Vertelongue d’Hyver, i. e. the Win- 
ter long green Pear, and Befideri Landri, i. e. the 
Landry Wilding. This Pear is fhaped like a Citron; 
the fkin is fmooth, and of a green colour, with fome 
fpots while it hangs on the tree, but as it ripens it 
becomes of a yellowifh colour ; the ftalk is ftrait and 
long ; the eye is fmall, and not hollowed ; the flefh 
is melting, and buttery ; the juice is fugared, with 
a little perfume. It is in eating the latter end of 
December. 
56. Pyrus ( Virgouleufe ) fativa, frudu brumali longo, 
e viridi flavefcente, in ore liquefcente, faccharato. 
Tourn. Le Virgoule , or La Virgouleufe. It is alfo call- 
ed Bujaleuf, and Chambrette ; and Poire de Glafle, 
b e. the Ice Pear in Gafcoigne ; but it is called Vir- 
goule, from a village of that name in the neighbour- 
hood of St. Leonard in Limoufin, where it was raifed 
and fent to Paris by the Marquis of Chambret. This 
Pear is large, long, and of a green colour, inclining 
to yellow as it ripens ; the ftalk is fhort, flefhy, and 
a little bent ; the eye is of a middling fize, and a 
little hollowed 5 the fkin is very fmooth, and fome- 
times a little coloured towards the fun ; the flefh is 
melting, and full of a rich juice. It is in eating the 
latter end of December, and will continue good till 
the end of January, and is efteemed one of the beft 
fruits of the feafon ; but the tree is very apt to pro- 
duce vigorous fhoots, and the bloffoms being gene- 
rally produced at the extreme part of the fhoot, when 
PYR 
they are fhortened, the fruit will be entirely cut 
away, which is the reafon it is condemned as a bad 
bearer ; but when it is grafted on a free ftock, it ought 
to oe allowed at lead forty. feet to fpread ; and if up- 
on a Quince ftock, it lhouki be allowed upwards of 
thirty feet, and the branches trained in againft the 
efpalier or wail, at full length, in a horizontal poft- 
tion, as they are produced. Where this tree is thus 
treated, it will bear very plentifully, and the fruit will 
be good. 
57. Pyrus ( Ambret te ) fativa fpinofa, frudu globofo, 
feffiii, ferru gineo, in ore liquefcente, faccharato, 
odoratiffimo, Tourn. Poire d 3 Ambret te-. This is fo 
called from its mufky flavour, which refembles the 
fmell of the Sweet Sultan Flower, which is called 
Ambrette m France. This Pear is like the Lefchaf- 
ferie in fhape, but is of a ruffet colour ; the eye is 
larger, and more hollowed ; the flefti is melting, and 
the juice is richly fugared and perfumed ; the feeds 
are large and black, and the cells in which they are 
lodged are very large ; the wood is very thorny, efpe- 
cially when grafted on free flocks. The fruit is in 
eating the latter end of December, and continues good 
till the latter end of January, and is efteemed a very 
good fruit by moft people. 
58. Pyrus {Epine d’Hyver) fativa, frudu' brumali, mag- 
no, pyramidato, albido, in ore liquefcente, faccha- 
rato, odorato. Tourn. Epine d’Hyver , i. e. Winter- 
thorn Pear. This is a large fine Pear, nearly of a 
pyramidal figure ; the fkin is fmooth, and of a pale 
green colour, inclining to yellow as it ripens ; the 
ftalk is fhort and flender ; the flefh is melting and 
buttery ; the juice is very fweet, and in a dry feafon, 
is highly perfumed ; but when it is planted on a moift 
foil, or the feafon proves wet, it is very infipid, fo 
that it fhould never be planted on a ftrong foil; It 
ripens the end of December, and will continue good 
two months, 
59. Pyrus {Saint Germain ) fativa, frudu brumali lon- 
go, e viridi flavefcente, in ore liquefcente, Tourn. La 
Saint Germain , i. e. the St. Germain Pear . It is alfo 
called L’lnconniie de la Fare, i. e. the Unknown of 
La Fare ; it being firft difcovered upon the banks of 
a river which is called by that name, in the parifh of 
St. Germain. This is a large long Pear, of a yellow- 
ifh green colour when ripe ; the flefh is melting, and 
very full of juice, which in a dry feafon, or if plant- 
ed on a warm dry foil, is very fweet ; but when it is 
planted on a moift foil, the juice is very apt to be 
harfh and auftere, which renders it lefs efteemed by 
fome perfons, though in general it is greatly valued. 
This is in eating from the end of December till Fe- 
bruary. 
60. Pyrus ( Saint Aufiin) fativa, frudu brumali tube- 
rofo fubacido flavefcente pundato. Tourn. Saint 
Aufiin. This is about the fize of a middling Vir- 
goule Pear, but is fomewhat fhorter and flenderer 
near the ftalk ; the fkin is of a fine Citron colour, 
fpotted with red on the fide next the fun ; the flefh is 
tender, but not buttery, and is pretty full of juice, 
which is often a little fharp, which to fome perfons is 
difagreeable, but others value it on that account. 
This is in eating in December, and will continue good 
two months. 
61. Pyrus {Boncretien d’Efpagne) fativa, frudu brumali 
pyramidato, partim purpureo, pundis nigris confper- 
fo, flavefcente. Tourn. Boncretien d’Ejpagne , i. e. the 
Spanifh Boncretien . This is a large Pear, of a pyra- 
midal form, of a fine red or purple colour on the fide 
next the fun, and full of fmall black fpots ; the other 
fide is of a pale yellow colour, the flefti is breaking, 
and when it is on a light rich foil, and grafted on a 
free ftock, its juice is very fweet. It ripens in the 
end of December, and wi*ll continue good a month of 
fix weeks. If this be grafted on a Quince ftock, it 
is very apt to be dry and (tony. This is a very good 
fruit for baking. 
62. Pyrus {Poire de Livre) fativa, frudu brumali, mag- 
no, oblongo, turbinato, ferrugir.ee, urrinque umbi- 
lical). Tourn. Poire de Lrore 2 i. e, the Pound Pear . 
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