La Cuiffe Madame, i. e. the Lady's Thigh, is a good Pear, well known and admired. "Tis a long Fruit, of a reddish grey when 'tis full ripe, the Flesh is firm, and the Juice very fweet; it will keep fome time. Le gros & petit Blanquet, i. e. the large and fmall Blanket Pears are well efteem'd. The small Sort is by fome called Poire de Perle, i. e. pearl Pear; they are of a rich Water, or their Juice, in other Terms, has a rich Flavour; they are both good, are yellow, and keep pretty well. The Tree has a good Appearance, fhoots ftrong, with very large Leaves. The large Sort is likewife call'd la Mufette d'Anjou, i. e. the Anjou Bagpipe. La Poire admiré, i.e. the admired Pear, is round like that Sort call'd Poire Ognonet, i. e. little Onion Pear; its Juice is extreamly fweet and high flavour'd, and is an extraordinary Bearer. L'admiré Joannet, i. e. the admired little John, is lefs and longer than the former. It is fo call'd, because its time of Perfection is about St. John's Day. L'admiré roux de Tours, i.e. the admired Ruffet of Tours, or La Poire de Cypre, i. e. the Cyprus Pear, is the best Pear of this Month, almoft round, of a brownish grey Colour. Its Flesh is firm, and its Juice fugar'd and richly flavour'd. La Poire d'Ambre, i, e. the Amber Pear, or by fome call'd Poire a la Reyne, i. e. the Queen's Pear, or Muscat Robert, is a fmall Pear, very yellow, and amber'd, fhaped like the Muscat, but larger. Its Flavour is extreamly rich, and 'tis a good Bearer; it makes a handsome Tree with yellow Wood. Le Rouffelet Hatif, i. e. the forward little ruddy, or Ruffet Pear, named alfo Perdreau mufquée, I i. e. i. e. the musked Partridge, is very like the common Rouffelet, and is nearly as good, its Juice being very delicious. Memorandum. I obferve, that the Pears mention'd by Mr. Merlett for July, come little later with us, than they do about Paris; there is hardly more than ten Days Difference. Auguft Pears, &c: N Auguft the following Pears are fit for eating; viz. La Poire d'Efpagne, i. e. the Spanish Pear, or by fome French Gardeners is called Poire de St. Sanfon, that is, St. Sampson's Pear; it is large, long fhaped, yellow, and melting; it bears abundantly, and thould be gather'd before it is ripe, to give it its beuree, or butter'd Quality. This Pear in fome Places is alfo call'd Groffe Cuiffe Madame, i. e. Great Lady's Thigh, and at Orleans is named Poire de Beau prefet, i. e. a Pear worthy to be presented. La Jargonelle is long, redifh, and not fo long as the former; it is a little dry and ftony, but has a good Flavour, the Juice being rich and high tafted. Le parfum de Pan, i. e. Pan's perfumed Pear, is pretty large, rather long than round, like the Pear call'd in French Sucrée vert, i. e. green fugar'd Pear. Its Juice is extreamly fweet and rich in Flavour. La Poire de Jaemin, i. e. the Jeffamine Pear, or Vilaine de la Reele, is of midling Size, fomewhat longer than round; its Juice is rich, but the Fruit is fubject to be ftony. La Groffe Mouille bouche, i.e. the Great-mouth Water-pear, or Coule Soif, i. e. Quench-thirst, or ör as fome other French Gardiners name it, le Franc-Real d'Efté, is a large round Pear, greenifh and melting, of a pretty good Tafte; but grows mealy if it is not gather'd a little before tis ripe; the Stalk is thick and fhort, 'tis a good Bearer. La Chair d'Adam, i. e. Adam's Flesh, or la Poire de Prince, i. e. the Prince's Pear, is not unlike the Rouffelet; it has a Rofe-water'd Juice, very high flavour'd; bears well, and may be kept long enough without rotting, which is too generally the Fault of the Summer Fruits. La Vallée, i. e. the Valley-pear, or Poire de Liquet, i. e. juicy Pear, is watry, and fomewhat harth now and then, fo that it is not now fo much in esteem as it has been formerly. La Poire a deux teftes, i. e. the double-headed Pear, is crackling, and full of fweet Juice, will keep and ripen well after 'tis taken from the Tree; its Fruit grows very large and good upon Dwarfs. Le gros & le petit Ognonet, i. e. the great and fmall Onion-pears, are musked and high flavour'd, round, flat and yellow fhaped fomewhat like Onions; they are fubject now and then to be ftony, but are excellent Bearers. Le gros Rouffelet de Rheims, i. e. the great Rouffelet from Rheims, is generally allow'd by all to be one of the best Summer Pears: It is butter'd and melting, with a musked Flavour, and brings much larger and fairer Fruit in Espalier than in open Ground. Le petit Rouffelet, i. e. the fmall Rouffelet, is greyer and more ruffet than the former; it does not rot fo foon, and brings its Fruit to good Perfection in a Standard, and by that Method keeps longer, and is better tafted: This Fruit is fo much VOL. II. coveted F coveted, that we plant it in all manner of Expofitions, to preferve it the longer among us. It is call'd about Anjou, le Girofle, i. e. the Clovepear. La Poire Sanguinaire, i. e. the Bloody-pear, is rather a Curiofity than valuable at the Table; it is fomewhat like the Valley-pear aforementioned, but is red within-fide quite to the Core: It shou'd be gather'd before it is ripe, for it is of very short Continuance. La Poire de Franchipane is fmall, green and longifh; its Juice is extremely fweet and delicate. La Caffolette, i. e. the perfum'd Pear, or Friolet; or in Poitou it is called Mufcat verd, i.e. green Mufcat; in Anjou it is named, la Verdette, i. e. the green Pear, or la Poire de Tafte Ribaut; it is long and greenifh, with a musked Juice, 'tis a great Bearer, and makes a fine Tree; and tho' it is a crackling or brittle Pear, its Flesh is tender: It keeps pretty well for a Summer Fruit. La Poire d'Admiral, i. e. the Admiral-pear, is reddish, rather flat than long, it is very juicy, with a delicate tender Flesh; bears well, and is never ftony: 'Tis highly esteem'd. La Poire de Lombardie, i. e. the Lombardypear; or by fome French Gardiners la Poire de Milan, i. e. the Milan-pear; is large, long, and of a high musked Flavour, being gathered in time a little before 'tis ripe: 'Tis a good Pear with a fugar'd Juice. La gros Blanc, i. e. the great White, is a large Pear, long and flender towards the Stalk, and pretty big about the Head: "Tis white and very melting; it fhould be eaten a little before it is ripe, for it decays quickly; the Tree is handfome, with large Shoots and very large Leaves. L'Odo L'Odorante Mufquée, i. e. the Musk Smellingpear, call'd in fome places Poire de Baume, i. e. the Balm-pear; likewife, Poire d'Amidon, i. e. the Starch-pear; or elfe, Poire de Fourmi, i. e. the Pifmire-pear, and alfo, Verge d'Or, i. e. Golden Rod; it is longifh, very yellow, dry, and highly perfum'd. La Brute bonne, i. e. the good Brute, is thus called, because of the Coarseness of its Flesh; but 'tis very juicy, fweet, and high flavour'd: 'Tis a green Pear, and fhould be eaten betimes; its Wood and Leaves are whitish and farinacious or powder❜d. La Bergamotte d'Efté, i. e. the Summer-Bergamy, or Bergamotte, is called by fome, Bergamotte de Milan, i. e. Milan Bergamy; and Bergamotte de la Beurriere, i. e. the Butter-woman's Bergamy; 'tis a large green Pear, foft and meltting; it is in many refpects like the Autumn Bergamy, and has its Particularities which are excellent. La Foffe Mufquée, or la Bergamotte Greque, i.e. the Greek Bergamot; which in Anjou they call la Poire de Violon, i. e. the Fiddle-pear; is almoft round, yellow, and a great Bearer: It is one of the beft Pears for plenty of Juice and rich Fla vour. L'Inconnue Chefneau, or la Fondante de Breft, e. the Melting-pear of Breft, is rather long than round: Its Juice good and rich, an extraordina ry Bearer, and in fome things resembling the double-headed Pear, or Poire a deux teftes; which is rather rounder and lefs red than this; it is ill named a melting Pear, for its Flesh is rather brittle or crackling, than butter'd and melting. La Grife bonne i. e. the good Grey Pear; or la Poire de Forest, i. e. the Foreft Pear; alfo F 2 call'd |