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enumerates an hundred and nineteen, to which he says thirty or forty indifferent sorts, to be found 
in common orchards, might be added. 
Miller has selected eighty, which are most esteemed for the several purposes to which this fruit 
is applied. These varieties, says he, which are now cultivated in curious fruit gardens, have been 
accidentally obtained by seeds; but being generally distinguished by the shape, size and flavour of 
the fruit, he gives the following distinctions. 
1 . Pyrus (Musk) sativa, fructu aestivo parvo racemoso odoratissimo. Tourn. Petit Muscat, Duh. 
n. 1. 1.1. i. e. Little Music Pear, commonly called the Supreme. This fruit is generally produced in 
large clusters; it is rather round than long, the stalk short; and, when ripe, the skin is of a yellow 
colour; the juice is somewhat musky, and, if gathered before it is too ripe, is a good Pear. This 
ripens the middle of July, and will continue good but for a few days. 
2. Pyrus (Ohio) sativa, fructu aestivo minimo odoratissimo. Tourn. Poire de Ohio ; the Ohio Pear, 
commonly called the little Bastard Musk Pear. This is smaller than the former, but is in shape prettv 
much like that. The skin, when ripe, has a few streaks of red on the side next the sun, and the fruit 
seldom hangs in clusters as the former, but in other respects is nearly like it. 
3. Pyrus (Citron des Cannes, Duh. n. 7- t. 4. Hastiveau is n. 9.) sativa, fructu aestivo, parvo, e 
vidi albido. Tourn. Poire Hdtiveau, i. e. the Hasting Pear; Poire Madeline, ou Citron des Carmes, 
called commonly the green Chisel. This is a larger Pear than either of the former, and is produced 
more toward the pedicel. The skin is thin, and of a whitish green colour when ripe; the flesh is 
melting, and, if not too ripe, of a sugary flavour, but is apt to be mealy. This ripens in the 
end of July. 
4. (Muscadelle) sativa, fructu aestivo partim saturate rubente, partim flavescente. Tourn. Mus- 
cadelle Rouge; the red Muscadelle. It is also called La Bellissime, i. e. the Fairest or Supreme, Bel- 
lissime d'ete, or Supreme, Duh. n. 80. t. 42. This is a large early Pear, of great beauty; the skin is 
of a fine yellow colour, when ripe, beautifully striped with red; the flesh is half melting, and has a 
rich flavour, if gathered before it be too ripe, but it is apt to be mealy. This generally produces 
two crops of fruit in a year; the first is commonly ripe about the end of July, and the second ripens 
in September, but this late crop is seldom well tasted. 
5. Pyrus ( Muscat ) sativa, fructu aestivo parvo flavescente moschato. Tourn. Petit Muscat, i. e. 
the Little Muscat. This is a small Pear, rather ronnd than long; the skin is very thin, and, when 
ripe, of a yellowish colour; the flesh is melting, and of a rich musky flavour, but will not keep long 
when ripe. This comes the end of July. 
6. Pyrus (Cuisse Madame ) sativa, fructu aestivo oblongo ferrugineo, carne tenera moschatfl. 
Tourn. Cuisse Madame, Duh. n. 11. t. 5. Lady’s Thigh, in England commonly called Jargonelle. This 
is a very long Pear, of a pyramidal shape, having a long foot-stalk; the skin is pretty thick, of a 
russet green colour from the sun, but towards the sun it is inclined to an iron colour; the flesh is 
breaking, and has a rich musky flavour; ripe the beginning of August. This is one of the best 
early summer Pears yet known, and is certainly what all the French gardeners call the Cuisse 
Madame, as may be easily observed by their description of this Pear; but I suppose the titles of 
this and the Jargonelle were changed in coming to England, and they have been continued by the 
same names. 
7. Pyrus (Windsor) sativa, fructu oblongo, b viridi flavescente. The Windsor Pear. This is an 
oblong fruit, which swells toward the crown, but near the stalk is drawn toward a point; the skin is 
smooth, and, when ripe, of a yellowish green colour; the flesh is very soft, and, if permitted to hang 
but two or three days after it is ripe, grows mealy, and is good for nothing. 
8 . Pyrus (Jargonelle) sativa, fructu aestivo oblongo, b viridi albo. The Jargonelle, Duh. n. 6*. 
