Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



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was obtained from the seed of the Autumn Bergamot, by 

 Lieut.-General Gansel, at his seat at Donneland Hall, near 

 Colchester, in 1768. By English cultivators, it is justly 

 esteemed a first-rate pear. The growth of the tree is some- 

 what spreading, and the leaves have a glaucous or mealy ap- 

 pearancCj which at once distinguishes it from other varieties. 

 It succeeds either on the quince or pear stock. Wood dark 

 gray. 



Size^ large, about three inches long, and three and a half 

 in diameter : Form, regular, roundish, considerably flattened 

 at each end, and narrowing little towards the stem : Skin, 



Fig. 21. Gansel's Bergamot. 



fair, smooth, yellowish brown, little russeted on the sunny 

 side, and regularly covered with green and russety specks : 

 Stem., short, about half an inch in length, moderately stout, 

 straight, and deeply inserted in a small round cavity: 

 Eye, medium size, open, and sunk in a large, round, smooth, 

 and rather deep basin ; segments of the calyx short and nar- 

 row : Flesh, yellowish- white, coarse, melting, and very juicy: 

 Flavor, rich, sugary, and delicious, with a high perfume : 

 Core, large : Seeds, small, roundish, pale brown. Ripe in 

 October. 



