PLATE XXVIII. 
3. AMBROSIA. 
[Syn : Early Bcurve; Summer Beurrel] 
It is related by Switzer that this variety was introduced from France “ among that noble 
collection of fruit that was planted in the Royal Gardens in St. James’s Park soon after the 
Restoration, but is now (1724) cut down.” Nevertheless there is no record of it in any F'rench 
author under this name. Jahn, in the “ Handbuch considers it synonymous with Diel’s Braunrothe 
Pomeranzbirnc , which, Metzger says, is the same as Orange Rouge of the French authors, but it is 
certainly not the same as this last fruit. 
Description. —Fruit: medium sized; roundish obovate, and slightly flattened. Skin : 
smooth, greenish yellow, covered with small grey specks and slight marks of russet. Eye : closed, 
set in a considerable depression. Stalk : an inch and a half long, slender, inserted in an open 
cavity. Flesh : tender, buttery, melting, rich, sugary and perfumed. 
A delicious summer dessert Pear of first-rate quality. It ripens in September, but keeps 
only a few days after being gathered. 
The tree is hardy and vigorous in growth, and a good bearer. It succeeds well as a standard, 
either on the pear or quince stock. 
