208 PEARS. 



60. HOLLAND BERGAMOT. 



Is a pear of middle size, flat at the crown, round at 

 the stem, of the ordinary Bergamot shape ; the stalk 

 is large, and about an inch in length the eye is in- 

 serted in a deep, narrow cavity the skin is uneven, 

 in autumn covered with brown spots, in February 

 and March it becomes lightly shrivelled, and turns a 

 clear yellow the flesh is coarse but good, half break- 

 ing, and a little stony : the juice is abundant and 

 sprightly. It may be kept till very late in the season. 



61. MARQUISE. 



This is a very large pear of pyramidal shape, rather 

 flat at the crown, gradually lessening to the stalk, 

 which is large and about an inch long, planted in a 

 furrowed cavity the skin is even, and green, with dots 

 of a deeper green, growing yellow when fully ripe ; 

 sometimes a light shade of red towards the sun the 

 flesh is buttery and melting, the juice sweet, mild, and 

 sometimes a little musky; it ripens in November and 

 December. 



