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NEW FRUITS. 



At page 208 of our first volume, we figured lumpton, who, about twenty-five years ago, 

 the Victoria Pear, raised by the Rev. John ' raised three plants of pairs from pips of 

 Huyshe, and we coupl d, \\itli the menion : Marie Louise, hybridized with Gansel's Ber- 

 of it, the name of Huyshe's Bergamot, as pamot. In 18.'j6 one of them jiroduced two 

 another promising variety by tiie same fruits, and, in 1857. a larger -upply, when 

 raiser. We did not figure the Bergamot , it was nanieil Huyshe's Bergamot. It is a 

 then, because, though we had heard most | large, hand ome, solid fruit; colour, cinna- 



favourable reports of it, we were not suffi- 

 ciently acquainted with its merits to be able 

 to speak decisively. This season we have 



mon russet ; eye set in an even cavity, with 

 short blunt calyx. The flesh is melting; 

 flavoirr sweet, aromatic, vinous, and rich. 



huyshe's bergamot pear. 



made acquaintance with it, and we can con- 

 firm, from our own knowledge, the high 

 character this pear has attained, and add, 

 for the information of our fruit-growing 

 readers, that the Iluyshe Bergamot and Vic- 

 toria are nnw in tlie market for the first 

 tiine, being offered, by Messrs. Lucombe and 

 Pince, of Exeter, at most reasonable prices. 

 The raiser of these two fine pears is the Eev. 

 John Huj-she, of Clysthydon Rectory, Col- 



Its season is from Christmas till the end ot 

 February. It is an abundant bearer, and 

 well adapted for culture as a pyramid, but 

 is every way wortliy of a south wall. At 

 the Metropolitan exhibitions it has been 

 highly commended, and Mr. Huyshe was 

 awarded the large silver medal bj' the Devon 

 and Exeter Horticultural Society, for the 

 production of this and the Victoria. We 

 may add, that the Victoria has this season 



