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16. Pjrus ( Orange) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso sessili, b viridi purpurascente saccharato odo¬ 
rato. Tourn. Orange Rouge , Duh. n. 26. the red Orange Pear. This Pear has been the most 
common of all the sorts in France, which was occasioned by the general esteem it was in some years 
since. This is a middle-sized round fruit, of a greenish colour, but the side next the sun changed 
to a purple colour when ripe; the flesh is melting, and the juice is sugared with a little perfume; 
the eye is very hollow, and the stalk is short. This ripens the end of August. 
17. Pyrus ( Cassolete) sativa, fructu aestivo oblongo minori cinereo odorato. Tourn. Cassolette. 
Friolet. Muscat-Vert. Lechefrion. Duh. n. 44.1.18. This is so called from its being shaped like a 
perfuming-pot. It is a long fruit, in shape like the Cuisse Madame, of an Ash colour; its flesh is 
melting, and full of a perfumed juice, but it is very apt to rot in the middle as soon as ripe, other¬ 
wise it would be esteemed an excellent Pear. It is ripe the end of August. 
18. Pyrus ( Orange Musk) sativa, fructu aestivo turbinato b viridi albido. Orange Muskee, Duh. 
n.25. 1.10. the Musk Orange Pear. This is a large round Pear, in shape like a Bergamot; the skin 
is green, and the flesh is melting, but it is very subject to rot upon the tree, which renders it not 
jiear so valuable as some others. It ripens the end of August. 
19 . Pyrus ( Ognonet) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso b viridi purpurascente. Tourn. Gros Ognonet , 
Duh. n. 19. t. 8. the Great Onion Pear. It is also called Amireroux, i. e. Brown Admired; and Roy 
d'Ete, i. e. King of Summer; Archiduc d'Etd, i. e. the Summer Archduke. This is a middle-sized 
round Pear, of a brownish colour next the sun; the flesh is melting, and the juice is passably good. 
This ripens the end of August. 
20 . Pyrus ( Avorat ) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso sessili ex albido flavescente saccharato odorato. 
Tourn. Robme, Duh. n. 56. t. 27- It is also called Muscat d'Aoust, i. e. the August Muscat; Poire 
d'Averat, i. e. the Averat Pear; and Poire Royale, i. e. the Royal Pear. This is a roundish flat 
Pear, in shape very like a Bergamot; the stalk is long, straight, and a little spotted, and the eye is 
a little hollowed; the skin is smooth, and of a whitish yellow colour; the flesh is breaking, but not 
hard, and its juice is richly sugared and perfumed. It is a great bearer, and is esteemed one of the 
best summer Pears yet known; it ripens the end of August. • 
21 . Pyrus (Rose) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso sessili odorato. Tourn. Poire de rose , Duh. n. 57. 
the Rose-Pear ; and Epine-rose, i. e. the Thorny Rose. This is a short round fruit, shaped like the great 
Onion Pear, but much larger; of a yellowish green colour; but a little inclining to red on the side 
next the sun; the stalk is very long and slender; the flesh is breaking, and the juice is musky: this 
ripens the end of August. The shoots and the leaves of this tree are large. 
22 . Pyrus (Pouchet) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso albido saccharato. Tourn. Poire du Pouchet. 
This is a large, round, whitish Pear, shaped somewhat like the Besideri; the flesh is soft and tender, 
and the juice is sugary: this ripens the end of August. 
, 23. Pyrus (ParfumS) sativa, fructu aestivo turbinato sessile saturates rubente punctato. Tourn. 
Poire ParfumS, i. e. the perfumed Pear. This is a middle-sized round fruit, whose skin is somewhat 
thick and tough, and of a deep red colour, spotted with brown; the flesh is melting, but dry, and 
has a perfumed flavour. This ripens the end of August. 
24. Pyrus (Boncretien) sativa, fructu aestivo oblongo magno, partim rubro, partim albido odorato. 
Tourn. Boncretien d’Ete, Duh. n. 40. t. 47- f. 4. the Summer BoncrStien. This is a large oblong fruit, 
whose skin is smooth and thin; the side next the sun is of a beautiful red colour, but the other side 
is of a whitish green; the flesh is between breaking and tender, and is very full of juice, which is of 
a rich perfumed flavour. It ripens the beginning of September. 
25. Pyrus ( Salviati) sativa, fructu aestivo globoso, ex rubro albidoque flavescente saccharato 
odorato. Tourn. Salviati , Duh. n. 21. t. 9- This Pear is pretty large, round, and flat, very much 
