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covered with large, pale, brown-russet dots, with patches of russet around the calyx and 

 stalk; flesh yellowish-white, fairly juicy, rather gritty, with a brisk but not rich flavor; 

 quality inferior; late Oct. 

 Bergamotte de la Cour. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde2 176. 1856. 



Belgian, 1828. Fruit fairly large, globular-flattened, uneven in form, light green 

 turning to light lemon-yellow, often rather blushed with brownish-red on the sunny side, 

 without any scent; flesh melting, delicate, very juicy; very good for the table, second for 

 kitchen. 



Bergamotte de Darmstadt, i. Guide Prat. 76, 236. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:25, 

 fig. 205. 1879. 



Germany. Probably it obtained its name from having been raised in the suburbs 

 of the city of Darmstadt. Fruit rather small or nearly medium, globular or globular- 

 cylindrical, and equally obtuse at both ends, yellow-green all over; flesh buttery, juicy, 

 with a Bergamot scent; first; Nov. 

 Bergamotte de Donauer. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:119, fig. 252. 1879. 



This pear was found in a garden in the suburbs of Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Ger. 

 Fruit medium or large, globular-obtuse, sometimes a little conical, and often somewhat 

 irregular in outline, very light green, dotted with fine points and with some brown-yellow 

 spread around the summit and the calyx; flesh white, half -fine, buttery or half -buttery, 

 juicy, sweet, a little vinous; quality only second; Sept. 

 Bergamotte Double, i. Guide Prat. 83, 236. 1876. 



Fruit medium, nearly round, greenish-yellow; flesh semi-melting, juicy; first; Sept. 

 and Oct. 



Bergamotte Dussart. i. Ann. Pom. Beige 6:39, fig. 1857. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 670. 1869. 



Obtained at Jodoigne, Bel., by Dussart, a gardener; published in 1829. Fruit 

 medium, obovate-pyriform, yellow-ochre, with gray dots and traces of russet; flesh white, 

 melting, juicy, vinous, sugary, acidulous and aromatic; first; Dec. to mid- Jan. 

 Bergamotte Esperen. i. Ann. Pom. Beige 5:75, fig. 1857. 



Bergamotte d'Esperen. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 670. 1869. 



Raised from seed about 1830 by Major Espdren, Mechlin, Bel. Of his many pears 

 this was the most valuable. It is a most delicious late pear and a good successor to Winter 

 Nelis. Fruit medium, frequently above, round, flat at base, mammillate at summit, and 

 often bossed near stalk; skin rough to the touch, dull greenish-yellow, dotted with russet, 

 streaked with russet around the stalk and often marked with blackish stains; flesh yellowish, 

 fine-grained, quite melting, very juicy and sugary, with a pleasant aroma; mid-Feb. to April. 

 Bergamotte Esperen Souvenir de Plantieres. i. Guide Prat. 83. 1895. 



Produced by Simon-Louis Bros., nurserymen, Metz, Lorraine. The foliage of this 

 variety is margined with yellow and does not scorch from the sun. The tree is not 

 vigorous. 



Bergamotte d'Ete. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:161. 1768. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 

 1:237. 1867. 



Summer Franc Real. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 344, fig. 141. 1845. 



