"_Klosterbirn_, that is, Cloister pear, swell out with uneven belly
and toward the stalk become conical; they reach three inches in length
and not much less in breadth. They have a yellow color, speckled with
green dots; their pulp is rather hard and somewhat stony; their taste
mildly astringent and of slightly glutinous sweetness. They ripen with
the Bread Crust pear and last as long. They are found in the country
about Wittemberg.
"_Glassbirn_, that is, Glass pear, are round and slightly conical;
in length they generally reach two and one-third inches, in breadth
a little over two inches; their color is light green verging on
yellow; their flesh is tender, juicy, astringent to the taste, sweet
and winey; they ripen with the Rust a little before the beginning of
autumn. There is an abundant crop of them at Eisleben and neighboring
towns. They last until the sun enters Sagittarius.
"_Kirchbirn_, that is, Church pear, have an oblong oval shape but
end in a cone rather than an oval. They reach two inches in length,
in width somewhat exceed an inch and a half. Their color is on one
side yellowish-green, on the other, where they have received the sun,
reddish. Their pulp is hard, rather juicy, slightly sour to the taste,
and very astringent. They ripen at the end of summer and last for a
long time. Of these too there is an abundant crop at Eisleben.
"_Quittenbirn_, that is, Quince pear, like the Cloister pear, swell
out with uneven belly, and toward the stalk end in a short point,
like the conical Cotonea, but protuberant ones are also found, whence
the name was given them. In breadth as well as length they exceed
two inches and a third. They have a green color, a hard, juicy pulp,
rather winey and astringent to the taste. They ripen at the beginning
of autumn and last till the winter. They are found at Eisleben.
"_Parissbirn_, that is, Parisiana, are round at the lower end and
taper to a point at the upper end. Their length is two and a half
inches, their width not over two inches, or rarely more. Their color
on one side is yellow, but on the other, where they have felt the sun,
purple. Their pulp is juicy, their taste pleasantly astringent. They
ripen with those before mentioned, lasting into the winter. There is
an abundant crop of them in the country about Eisleben.
"_Weybersterbenbirn_, that is, Women's Death pear, would be round,
except that toward the stalk they end in a short, blunt point. They
generally exceed two inches in breadth as well as in length. They have
a yellow color, saffron towards the base, speckled with purple dots.
Their pulp is hard and rather stony, with juice slightly sour to the
taste and very astringent, like the Church pear, with which also they
ripen. They last into the winter. They are cultivated in the country
about Eisleben.
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