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though I am fully satisfied, if it were grafted on a free stock, and planted in a good soil, against a 
Avail exposed to the south-east, and the branches trained at full length, it might be rendered more 
acceptable than it is at present in England. 
74. Pyrus ( Catillac ) sativa, fructu brumali magno, cydoniae facie, partial flavo, partim purpureo. 
Tourn. Catillac, Duh. n. 102. t. 58. f. 4. This is a large Pear, shaped someAvhat like a Quince; 
the skin is for the most part of a yelloiv colour, but changes to a deep red on the side next the sun; 
the flesh is hard, and the juice austere, but it is a very good fruit for baking, and being a plentiful 
bearer, deserves a place in every good collection of fruit. It will be good from Christmas to April, 
or longer. 
75. Pyrus ( Pastorale ) sativa, fructu brumali oblongo flavescente, punctis rubris consperso. La 
Pastorale , Musette d'antomne. Duh. n. 100. t. 55. This Pear is of the size and shape of a fine 
Rousselet; the stalk is short and crooked; the skin is somewhat rough, of a yelloAvish colour, spotted 
Avitli red; the flesh is tender and buttery, and Avhen it grows on a dry soil, the juice is very sweet; 
but on Avet soil, or in moist years, it is subject to have an austere taste. This Pear is in eating in 
February and March. 
76. Pyrus (Double Fleur ) sativa, fructu brumali sessili, partim purpurascente. Tourn. La 
Double Fleur, Duh. n.58. t. 28. the double-flowering Pear. This is so called, because the flowers 
have a double range of petals or leaves. It is a large short Pear; the stalk is long and straight] the 
skin is very smooth, and of a yelloAvish colour, but the side next the sun is commonly of a fine red 
or purple colour. This is by some esteemed for eating, but it is generally too austere in this country 
for that purpose. It is the best Pear in the Avorld for baking or composts. It is good from February 
to May. 
77. Pyrus (Saint Martial) sativa, fructu. brumali oblongo, partim flavescente, partim purpu¬ 
rascente. Saint Martial . It is also called in some places Poire Angelique, i. e. the Angelic Pear; 
and in the south of France, Poire douce. Angelique de Rome. Duh. n. 108. This Pear is oblong, 
in shape like the Boncretien, but not so large, and a little flatter at the crown; it has a very long 
stalk; the skin is smooth and yelloAvish, but on the side next the sun it turns to a purplish colour; 
the flesh is tender and buttery, and the juice is very SAveet. This is in eating in February and 
March. 
78. Pyrus (Besi Chaumontelle ) sativa, fructu brumali oblongo, partim albido, partim purpureo 
odorato, saccharato. La Poire de Chaumontelle, or Bezi de Chaumontelle, or Beurre d'hiver. 
Duh. n. 78. t. 40. This Pear is in shape somewhat like the Autumn Beurre, but is flatter at the 
crown; the skin is a little rough, of a pale green colour, but turns to a purplish colour next the sun; 
the flesh is melting; the juice is very rich, and a little perfumed. It is in eating from November to 
January, and is esteemed by some as the best late Pear yet known. 
79. Pyrus (Carmelite) sativa, fructu brumali globoso sessili cinereo maculis amplis obscurioribus 
consperso. Tourn. Carmelite. This is a middle-sized Pear, of a roundish form; the skin is of a 
grey colour on one side, but is inclining to a red on the other, having some broad spots of a dark 
colour all over; the flesh is commonly hard and dry, so that it is not very much esteemed. It is in 
season in March. 
80. Pyrus (Union) sativa, fructu brumali maximo pyramidato, dilute virente. The Union Pear, 
otherwise called Dr. Uvedales St. Germain. This is a very large long Pear, of a deep green colour, 
but the side next the sun sometimes changes to a red as it ripens. This is not fit for eating, but 
bakes very well; and being a great bearer, and a very large fruit, deserves a place in every good 
collection. It is in season from Christmas to April. 
There are many other sorts of Pears, Avhich are still continued in some old gardens; but as those 
