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now commonly called Cuisse Madame. This is certainly what the French gardeners call the Jargonelle, 
which, as I have before observed, is now in England given to another fruit much preferable to this, 
so that two names are changed; for the Jargonelle is always placed amongst those which the French 
call bad fiuit, and the Cuisse Madame is set down amongst their best fruit, which is certainly the 
reverse with us, as they are now named. This Pear is somewhat like the Windsor, but is not so 
swelling toward the crown, and is smaller toward the stalk; the skin is smooth, of a pale green 
colour; the flesh is apt to be mealy if it stands to be ripe, but, being a plentiful bearer, is much 
propagated for the London markets. 
9 . Pyrus (Orange Musk) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso sessili moschato, maculis nigris consperso. 
Tourn. Orange MusquSe , Duh. n. 25. 1 .10 . i. e. the Orange Musk. This is a middle-sized Pear, of 
a short globular form; the skin is of a yellowish colour, spotted with black; the flesh is musky, but 
is very apt to be a little dry and choaky. It ripens in August. 
10. Pyrus (Blanquet) sativa, fructu aestivo albido majori. Tourn. Gros Blanquet, Duh. n. 13. 
i. e. Great Blanket. This is also called La Mussetle d’Anjou, i. e. the Bagpipe of Anjou. It is a 
large Pear approaching to a round form; the skin is smooth, and of a pale green colour; the flesh 
is soft, and full of juice, which has a rich flavour; the stalk is short, thick, and spotted; the wood is 
slender, and the leaf is very much like that of the tree called the Jargonelle. This ripens the 
beginning of August. 
11. Pyrus (Musk Blanquet) sativa, fructu aestivo albido saccharato odoratissimo. Tourn. The 
Blanquette, or Musk Blanquette , Duh. n. 16. t. 6. the little Blanket Pear. This Pear is much less 
than the former, and more pinched in near the stalk, which is also short, but slenderer than that 
of the former; the skin is soft, and of a pale green colour; the flesh is tender, and full of a rich 
musky juice; the wood of this tree is much stronger than that of the former, and the shoots are com¬ 
monly shorter. This ripens the middle of August. 
12. Pyrus (Long-stalk Blanquet) sativa, fructu aestivo albido, pediculo longo donato. Tourn. 
Blanquette d longue queue , Duh. n. 15. Long-stalked Blanket Pear. This Pear is in shape some¬ 
what like the former, but the eye is larger, and more hollow at the crown; toward the stalk it is 
somewhat plumper, and a little crooked; the skin is very smooth, white, and sometimes toward the 
sun is a little coloured; the flesh is between melting and breaking, and is full of a rich sugary juice. 
This ripens the middle of August. 
13. Pyrus (Skinless) sativa, fructu aestivo oblongo rufescente saccharato. Tourn. Poire sans 
Peau , Duh. n. 35. 1.13. the Skinless Pear. It is also called Fleur de Guigne, i. e. Flower of Guigne; 
and by some, Rousselet hatif, i. e. the early Russelet. This is a, middle-sized fruit, of a long shape, 
and a reddish colour, somewhat like the Russelet; the skin is extremely thin; the flesh is melting, 
and full of a rich sugary juice; the shoots are long and straight. This ripens the middle of 
August. 
14. Pyrus (Rohine) sativa, fructu aestivo turbinato, carne tenera saccharata. Muscat Robbie , 
i. e. the Musk Piobine Pear. This is also called Poire a la Reine, i. e. the Queen's Pear; Poire 
d’Ambre, i. e- the Amber Pear; and Pucelle de Xaintonge, i. e. the Virgin of Xaintonge, Duh. 
n. 3. t. 2. This is a small round Pear, of a yellowish colour when ripe; the flesh is between melt¬ 
ing and breaking. It has a rich musky flavour, and is a great bearer; it ripens the middle of 
August. 
15. Pyrus (Drone) sativa, fructu aestivo turbinato moschato. Le Bourdon MuskS, Duh. n. 27. 
the Musk Drone Pear. This is a middle-sized round fruit, whose skin is of a yellowish colour when 
ripe; the flesh is melting, and has a high musky juice, but it must not hang too long on the tree, 
for it is subject to grow mealy in a short time. JThis lipens the end of August. 
