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segments, and placed on a level with the surface of the fruit, the segments 
lying back leaf-like on the fruit. Stalk woody, curved, brown, II inch long, 
obliquely, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh white, half fine, butterv, and 
melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, and with an agreeable perfume. 
A good Pear, ripe in the end of October. 
ASTON TOWN.— Hook. 
. Identification. —Hook. Pom. Lond. t. 18. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. n. 16. Lindl. 
Guide, 352. Down. Fr. Amer. 351. Thomp. in Gard. Chron. 1845. 769. 
Figures.— Hook. Pom. Lond. t. 18. Pom. Mag. t. 139. 
Fruit rather below the medium size, 2J inches wide and the same in height, 
roundish-obovate. Skin rather rough, pale green at first, but changing as it 
ripens to pale yellow, and thickly 
covered with brown russet spots. Eye 
small, nearly closed, and set in a 
small shallow basin. Stalk \\ inch 
long, slender, and without depression, 
and with a swollen lip on one side of 
it. Flesh yellowish white, tender, 
and buttery, with a rich, sugary, and 
perfumed flavour, very much resem¬ 
bling, and even equalling, that of the 
Crasanne. 
A dessert Pear of the first quality, 
in use during the end of October and 
beginning of November. In appear¬ 
ance it much resembles Eyewood, but 
it is not so richly-flavoured. 
The tree is hardy, a vigorous 
grower, and an abundant bearer. It 
succeeds admirably as a standard, and 
is one of the most valuable of our 
native varieties. There is, however, 
a peculiarity in its growth which 
requires attention. When grown as 
a standard the branches have a ten¬ 
dency to twist and become entangled, 
which must, therefore, be prevented 
by a timely attention to pruning. 
This esteemed variety was raised at Aston, in Cheshire, and has for many 
years been cultivated in that and neighbouring counties to a considerable 
extent. 
AURATE.— Buh. 
Identification. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. 122. Bon. Jard. 1848. 494. 
Synonymes. —Muscat d’Aout, Acc. Duhamel. Muscat de Nancy, Hort. Soc. Cat. 
ed. 3. n. 145. Averat, Fors. Treat. 155. August Muscat, Mill. Did.; Lindl. Guide, 339. 
Goldbirne, Christ Worterb. 179. Auratebirne, Mayer Pom. Franc. No. 7. Kleine Rothe 
Sommermuscateller, Diet. Kernobst. iv. 146. De Honville. 
Figures. —Dun. Arb. Fruit, ii. tab. 2. Mayer Pom. Franc, tab. v. Kraft Pom. Aust. 
tab. 7. fig. 2. 
Fruit small, growing in clusters 1£ inch high, and the same in breadth ; 
roundish turbinate. Skin smooth, green at first, but changing as it ripens to 
fine deep yellow, and where fully exposed to the sun washed with light red, 
but where shaded entirely yellow. Eye large and open, with long reflexed 
segments, and placed in a shallow depression. Stalk an inch long, inserted 
