The Summer bonchretien is a large oblong fruit, with a smooth and thin skin, of a colour, but red next the sun ; full of juice, and of a rich perfumed flavour. It succeeds very well on an cast or west wall, hut as a standard only in good situations, in the milder counties of England.
The Skinless, Early russelet, or Flower of Guigne, is a long-shaped reddish coloured fruit, with a very thin skin, the flesh melting, and full of a sugary juice.
Prince's Pear is a small roundish fruit, of a yellow co lour, but red next the sun ; flesh intermediate between breaking and melting ; juice high flavoured. The tree is generally a great bearer, and the fruit will keep for a fortnight.
The Summer Bergamot, or Hamden's bergamot, is a round flattish pear, of a fine greenish-yellow colour ; the flesh melting, and the juice highly perfumed : the tree is a strong and healthy grower, answering either as an espalier or standard.
The Musk blanquet, Little blanquet or Pearl pear, is of a yellow colour, full of juice and quite melting ; the fruit is produced in clusters, and ripe on the wall in the end of August.
The Longueville is very generally spread over the nor thern part of Britain, where aged trees of it exist in the neighbourhood of ancient monasteries : it is not, however, contained in Miller's list ; nor is it mentioned by the French writers. In quality it is surpassed by several of those al ready mentioned ; but still it may be accounted a good sum mer or early autumn fruit. The longueville of Jedburgh, in Roxburghshire, it may be remarked, seems to be a variety, the fruit possessing the quality of keeping for many weeks : the trees at that place are very old, and evidently the remains of orchards or gardens belonging to the rich religious establishment which once flourish ed there.
The Green Yair. or green Pear of the Yair, is a small green fruit, sweet and juicy, but with little flavour; the tree is a copious bearer, either as a standard or espa lier tree. It is supposed to be of Scottish origin, the Yair being an ancient seat on the Border.
114. The Brown Bcurre, or Red Beurre, is a large and long fruit, of a brownish-red colour next the sun, melting, and full of sharp rich juice, slightly perfumed ; indeed it is one of the best autumn pears we have ; it must, however, have every advantage of soil and shelter, and good aspect on the wall. The fruit varies considerably in colour, the
difference seeming to depend on accidental circumstances of soil and vigour.
The Autumn Bergamot often gets the name of Eng lish Bergamot : it is a smaller fruit than the summer bergamot, but resembles it ; the flesh is melting, and the fruit richly perfumed : the tree is a free grower and great bearer.
Gansel's Bergamot is of English origin, having been raised Itom a seed of the autumn bergamot by the late Ge neral Gansel at Donneland Hall near Colchester. It is neat ly allied to its parent. In good situations, the tree an swers excellently as a standard ; and if the fruit be gather ed in the middle of October, it is in perfection about the middle of November, and continues a month on the wall : it sometimes attains a large size ; we have seen one pro duced at Torry in Scotland, which measured in circumfer ence 14 inches, and weighed, when taken from the tree, 11b. lOoz.
The Swiss bergamot is a round ft nit, with a tough skin, of a greenish colour striped with red : flesh melting, and full of juice, slightly perfumed : the tree a copious bearer.
The Verte longue (long green pear,) or Muscat is a handsome fruit, of good qualities: in a dry soil and warm situation, the tree produces great crops.
The Green Sugar pear, or Sucre vert, has a very smooth green skin ; flesh melting, and the juice sugary, with an agreeable flavour : the tree is a free bearer.
The Great Mouthwater, or Grosse mouille-bouche, is a very good pear ; and the tree answers equally well for the wall or the espalier rail.
The Red Orange pear is middle-sized, of a round shape, greenish colour, and purple next the sun ; the flesh is melting, and the juice sugary, with a slight perfume.
The Orange Rouge was formerly the most common pear in France, but it is now much less cultivated.
The Great Russelet, or Gros rousselet, is a large oblong fruit, of a brownish colour, becoming dark red next the sun ; the flesh tender and agreeably perfumed.