P Y R 
It is aifo called GrosRatteau Gris, i. e. the gray raked 
Pear and Poire d 5 Am our, i. e. the lovely Pear. In 
England this is called Parkinfon’s Warden, or the 
Black Pear of Worcefter. This is a very large Pear, 
each of which commonly weighs a pound or more j 
the fkin is rough, and of an obfcure red colour on 
the fide next the fun, but fomewhat paler on the 
other fide *, the ftalk is very short, and the eye is 
greatly hollowed. This is not fit for eating, but bakes 
or flews exceeding well, and is in feafon from De- 
cember to March. 
63. Pyrus {Bef, de Cajfoy) fativa, frudu brumali parvo 
fiavefcente, maculis rubris confperfo. Tourn. Beji de 
Cajfoy , i. e. the Wilding of Cajfoy, a foreft in Bretagne, 
where it was difcovered, and paffes under the name 
of RoufTet d’Anjou. It is alfo called Petit Beurre 
d’Hyver, i. e. Small Winter Butter Pear. This is 
a fmall oblong Pear, of a yellowifh colour, fpotted 
■with red ; the flefh is melting, and the juice is very 
rich. It is in eating in December and January. This 
is a prodigious bearer, and commonly produces its 
fruit in large clufters, provided it be not too much 
pruned •, for it generally produces its bloffom-buds 
at the extremity of its fhoots, which if fhortened, 
the fruit would be cut &way. There was a tree of 
this kind in the gardens of Camden-houfe near Ken- 
fington, which generally produced a great quantity 
of fruit. 
64. Pyrus ( Martin-fire ) fativa, frudu brumali turbina- 
to inaequali, ventre tumido, partiin purpureo, par- 
tial fiavefcente. Tourn. Ronville. It is alfo called 
Hocrenaille and Martin-fire, i. e. the Lord Martin 
Pear. This Pear is about the fize and fhape of a 
large Rouffelet the eye is of a middling fize, and 
hollowed a little ; the middle of the Pear is generally 
fwelled more on one fide than on the other, but is 
equally extended towards the ftalk ; the Ikin is very 
fmooth and foft, and is of a lively red colour next 
the fun, but on the other fide it changes yellow as it 
ripens. The flelh is breaking and full of juice, which 
is very fweet and a little perfumed ; but if grafted on 
a Quince flock, is very apt to be ftnall and ftony. 
65. Pyrus / (Citron d’Hyver) fativa, frudu brumali ci- 
triformi fiavefcente duro mofchato odoratiftimo. 
Tourn. Citron d’Hyver , i. e. the Winter Citron Pear. 
It is alfo called the Mufk Orange Pear, in fome 
places. This is a pretty large Pear, in fhape and 
colour very like an Orange or Citron, from whence 
it had its name. The flefh is hard and dry, and very 
fubjed to be ftony, for which reafons it is not valued 
as an eating Pear, but will bake very well. It is in 
feafon from December to March. 
66 . Pyrus ( Rouffelet d’Hyver ) fativa, frudu brumali 
oblongo, e viridi fiavefcente, faccharato, faporis auf- 
teri. Tourn. Rouffelet d’Hyver , i. e. the Winter Ruf- 
felet. This is by fome fuppofed to be the fame Pear 
as is called the Dry Martin, but it is very different 
from that in feveral particulars. The colour of this 
is a greenifh yellow, inclining to brown ; the ftalk is 
long and {lender, and the flefh is buttery and melt- 
ing, and generally full of juice, which is very fv/eet, 
but the fkin is apt to contain an auftere juice, fothat 
if it be not pared, it is apt to be difagreeable to ma- 
ny perfons palates. It is in eating in January and 
February. 
67. Pyrus ( Portail ) fativa Pidavienfis, frudu brumali 
globofo feffili faccharato odorato. Tourn. Poir Por- 
tail, i- e. the Gate Pear. This Pear was difcovered 
in the province of Poidou, where it was fo much 
efteemed, that they preferred it to moft other fruit, 
though in the opinion of the moft curious judges, it 
does not deferve the great charader which is given to 
it •, for it rarely happens that it proves good for eat- 
ing, being generally dry, ftony, and hard, unlefs in 
extraordinary feafons, and upon a very good foil. 
This muft always be grafted on a free flock, and 
ftiould be planted on a light rich foil ; and in very dry 
feafons the trees Ihould be watered, otherwife the fruit 
will be ftony. It is in feafon from January to March, 
and bakes well 
PYR 
68. PysLus ( Franc-real ) fativa, fractal brumali ifiagno 
globofo fiavefcente, pundis rufis confperfo. Tourn, 
Franc-real. It is alfo called Fin-or d’Hyver, i. e. the 
Golden End of Winter. This is a very large Pear, 
altnoft of a globular figure ; the fkin is yellow, fpotted 
with red 1 the ftalk is fhort, and the wood of the tree 
meaily. The flefh of "this Pear is dry,, and very apt 
to be ftony, but it bakes exceeding well, and conti- 
nues good from January till March. 
69. Pyrus ( Eafier Bergamot) fativ a, frudu brumali tur- 
binate feffili fubacido fiavefcente, pundis afperioribus 
confperfo. Tourn. Burgamotte Bugi. It is alfo called 
Bergamotte de Pafq.ue, i. e. the Eafier Bergamot. It 
is a large Pear, almoil round, but is a little produced 
in length, towards the ftalk ^ the eye is flat and the 
fkin is green, having many rough protuberances like 
fpots difperfed all over, but, as it ripens, becomes 
yellowifh •, the flefh is breaking, and in a good feafon 
the juice is fweet-, but it muft have a free frock, a 
fouth-eaft wall, and have a good foil, otherwife it is 
apt to be ftony and auftere. It is in eating from Fe- 
bruary till April. 
70. Le ( Mufcat of Germany) Muscat d’Alaman, i. e. 
The German Mufcat. This is an excellent Pear, more 
long than round, of the fhape of the Winter-royal, 
but is lefs toward the eye, and is more ruffet, and 
of a red colour next the fun it is buttery, melting, 
and a little mnfky. This is in eating in March, 
April, and fometimes in May, if it is well preferved. 
71. Le Bergamotte {Holland Bergamot) d’Hollandt, 
i. e. Phe Holland Bergamot. It is large and round, 
of the fhape of the ordinary Bergamot. The colour 
is greenifh, the flefh is half buttery and tender, the 
juice is highly flavoured. This is a very good Pear, 
and will keep till April. 
72. Le Poire ( Naples Pear) de Naples, i. e. Phe Pear 
of Naples. This is a pretty large, long, greenifh 
Pear ; the flefh 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 Eafier St. Ger- 
main. 
73. Pyrus {Boncretien d’Hyver) fativa, frudu brumali 
magno pyramidato, e flavo nonnihil rubente. Tourn. 
Boncretien d’Hyver , i. e. the Winter Boncretien Pear. 
This Pear is very large and long, of a pyramidal fi- 
gure ; the fkin is of a yellowifh colour, but the fide 
next the fun inclines to a foft red ; the flefh is tender 
and breaking, and is very full of rich fugared juice. 
This is efteemed in France one of the befl winter 
Pears, but in England it is feldom fo good ^ though 
I am fully fatisfied, if it were grafted on a free flock, 
and planted in a good foil, againft a wall expofed to 
the fouth-eaft, and the branches trained at full length, 
it might be rendered more acceptable than it is an 
prefentin England. 
74. Pyrus {Cadillac) fativa, frudu brumali magno, cy- 
donias facie, partim flavo, partim purpurea. Tourn. 
Catillac , or Cadillac. This is a large Pear, fhaped 
fomewhat like a Quince ; the fkin is for the moft part 
of a yellow colour, but changes to a deep red on the 
fide next the fun the flefh is hard, and the juice 
auftere, but it is a very good fruit roqbaking, and 
being a plentiful bearer, deferves a place in every good 
colledion of fruit. It Will be good from Chriftmas to 
April, or longer. 
75. Pyrus {Pafiorelle) fativa, frudu brumali oblongo 
fiavefcente, pundis rubris confperfo. La Pafiorelle. 
This Pear is of the fize and fhape of a fin'e Rouffelet •„ 
the ftalk is fhort and crooked j the fkin is fomewhat 
rough, of a yellowifh colour, fpotted with red the 
flefh is tender and buttery, and when it grows on a 
dry foil, the juice is very fweet ; but on a wet foil, 
or in moift years, it is fubjed to have an auftere tafte. 
This Pear is in eating in February and March. 
76. Pyrus {Double Fleur) fativa, frudu brumali feffili, 
partim flavefcente ? partim purpurafeente. Tourn. 
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