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THE GARDENER’S VEGETABLE SYSTEM 
Rofe-water Pear—a large, round fruit, 
hollowed at the bafe, roughifh, and of 
a brown colour ; breaking and fugary; 
middle of September. 
Great Mouth-water Pear—a large, round, 
fmooth, green fruit; melting and \»ei y 
juicy; middle of September. 
Autumn Bergamot—-a middle-fize, round- 
ifh fruit, yellowifli-green, reddifh next 
the fun ; juicy and rich; middle or end of 
September. 
Swil's Bergamot—a middle-fize, roundifh 
Pear, greenifh, llriped with red ; melt¬ 
ing, rich-juicy; beginning of October. 
Deans Pear, or White Autumn Beurre— 
a large, fine, roundilh-turbinated fruit, 
fmooth and yellowifh; melting and very 
juicy ; beginning of October. 
Red Beurre Pear—a large, oblongilh-top- 
lhape fruit, reddilh-brown colour ; folt, 
melting fleih, moll juicy and rich; be¬ 
ginning of October. 
Brown Beurre—a large, oblongilh, brown- 
ifh-green Pear ; rich and very fine; be¬ 
ginning of October. 
Green Beurre—a large, greenifh Pear ; 
mod rich and juicy; beginning of October. 
Autumn Verte Longue, or Long Green 
Pear of Autumn—alargifh, long, green 
fruit; the flefh melting, very juicy and 
lugary ; middle of October to December, life. 
Mufcat Fleuri, or Long-ilalkcd Autumn 
Mufcat—a middle-fize, roundifh, very 
fine Pear, ruffetty, of darkifh-red; ten¬ 
der fleih, juicy and moll rich flavoured; 
middle and end of October. 
Melfirc Jean, or Monfieur John Pear—a 
largilh, or middle-fize, roundifh-turbi- 
nated fruit, with a rough, brown lkin ; 
the fleih breaking, full of a rich, fugary 
juice; middle or end of October and No¬ 
vember.' 
Swan Egg Pear—moderate!;, large, round- 
ilh-turbinate, gradually [welling in the 
middle, generally of a greenilh-yellow, 
on one fide a little purplilh ; moll juicy 
and delicious; October and November. 
Poire Pendar, or Knaves Pear—largilh- 
oblong, whitilh-green fruit; tender, 
with a fugary juice; end of October. 
Rouffcline Pear, or Late Long-ltalked 
Autumn Mufcat—a middle-fize, oblong, 
fmooth fruit, greenilh-yellow, and deep- 
reii next the fun ; very tender fleih, fu¬ 
gary and jHirfumed flavour; middle to 
the end of October. 
Green Sugar Pear—middle-fize, oblong- 
pyramidal fruit, fmooth green; buttery. 
fweet, and rich-flavoured; end of Octo¬ 
ber. 
La Befideri, or wilding Pear—middle-fize, 
globofe, or round fruit, whitilh-yellow ; 
better for baking. Sec. than eating raw ; 
end of October or November, Iff c. 
Crafl'ane Pear, or Bergamot Craffane—a 
middle-fize, roundifli-flat Pear, umbili- 
cated, or hollowed at the crown and 
bottom, ripening of a greenilh-yellow, 
and rufietty ; very tender, buttery, and 
moll rich flavoured; end of October to 
the end of November or December. 
La Marquife, or Marquis Pear— large, 
oblong-roundifli, flat at top, green- 
ifh-yellow, reddifh next the fun; ten¬ 
der, fugary, and delicately-rich flavour¬ 
ed ; beginning of November to December , 
&c. 
Dauphine Pear—middling-fize, roundifh- 
turbinated, flat at top, of a yellowiih 
colour; tender, rich, fugary, and moll 
excellent; end of November, iSc. 
Martin Sec, or Dry Martin Pear—largifh- 
oblong, deep-ruflet on one fide, the 
other reddiih ; rich, fugary, and fine; 
end of November, Iff c. 
Colmar, or Manna Pear—large oblong, 
the middle fwelling, and the head flat, 
deeply hollowed, greenifh-yellow, or yel- 
low-fpotted ; very tender, and fugary 
juiced; December to "January or Febru¬ 
ary. 
Virgouleufe—‘amoft fine, large, long Pear, 
of a greenilh-yellow, the fleih melting 
and delicately-rich and juicy— Decem¬ 
ber to the end of January, tffc. 
Winter Verte Longue, [Long Green Pear 
of Winter)—large, roundilh-long, and 
citron-lhape, fmooth and green, ripen¬ 
ing fomewhat yellowiih ; melting, but¬ 
tery, and rich ; end of December. 
Amadot Pear—middle-fize, oblong-turbi¬ 
nate, or top-fhape, roughifh, rufletty- 
coloured, fleih dryifh, mu[ky-flavoured; 
December and January. 
Chat-bnde, (Burnt Cat)—fmall, oblong, 
whitilh and rufletty-brovvn; beginning 
of November, &c. 
St. Germain Pear—a large, long, very 
fine winter Pear, ripening of a yellow¬ 
ifli-green; melting, moll juicy and fweet, 
and is of much ellimation; December 
till February or March. 
Epine d’Hyver, or Winter Thorn—large, 
long-pyramidal lhape, fmooth, whitilh- 
green, or ripening fomewhat yellowiih ; 
a fine eating winter Pear, melting, but¬ 
tery. 
