PEARS. 499 



An excellent little dessert pear, of first-rate quality in regard of 

 flavour ; ripe in the end of October. 

 It is a very old French pear. 



Bergamotte de Bruxelles. See Hampdens Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte de Bugi. See Easter Bergamot. 



BERGAMOTTE CADETTE (Biemont ; De Cadet ; Milan ; Cadet 

 de Bordeau.r ; Cmlette ; Voye aux Prestres; Milan de Bordeaux). 

 Fruit, about medium size, two inches and a half high, and two inches 

 and a quarter wide ; roundish obovate, generally smaller on one side of 

 the axis than on the other. Skin, yellowish green, changing to pale 

 yellow, with dull brownish red on the side next the sun, covered with 

 thin pale brown russet, and large dots, which are brown on the shaded 

 side and grey next the sun. Eye, open, with long, acuminate, spread- 

 ing segments, set in a wide, rather deep, but sometimes shallow basin. 

 Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. 

 Flesh, white, tender, melting, and very juicy, with a rich, sugary, and 

 musky flavour. 



A very good dessert pear, which ripens in October, and continues in 

 use, ripening successively, till January. The tree is hardy, vigorous, 

 and an excellent bearer, succeeding well as an open standard. 



This variety is made synonymous with Beurre Beauchamps in the Horticultural 

 Society's Catalogue ; but as it is quite distinct from the Beurre Beauchamps of Van 

 Mons, which I received from Belgium, I have not considered it safe to introduce 

 that as a synonyme. 



BERGAMOTTE DE COLOMA. Fruit, rather below medium size, 

 two inches and a quarter high, and the same in breadth ; roundish 

 obovate. Skin, greenish yellow, becoming bright yellow when it 

 ripens, and with a pale tinge of red on the side next the sun ; the 

 whole surface is covered with large pale brown russet dots, and there 

 are patches of russet round the eye and the stalk. Eye, open, set in a 

 small shallow depression. Stalk, half an inch long, stout, inserted ob- 

 liquely by the side of a fleshy protuberance. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 not very juicy, somewhat gritty, with a brisk and not a rich flavour. 



An inferior pear ; ripe in the end of October. 



Bergamotte Commune. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 

 Bergamotte Crapaud. See Bergamotte Bufo. 

 Bergamotte Crasanne. See Crasanne. 



BERGAMOTTE DESTRYKER (Bergamotte de Stnjker). Fruit, 

 small, even, and regularly shaped, roundish. Skin, smooth, and 

 somewhat shining, of a greenish yellow colour, and marked with russet 

 dots. Eye, very large and open, with long, broad, and spreading 

 segments. Stalk, about three-quarters of an inch long, quite green, 



