PEARS. 503 



placed in a narrow round cavity. Flesh, coarse-grained, gritty, and 

 without much flavour. 



An inferior pear ; ripe in the end of November, when it becomes mealy. 



BERGAMOTTE DE MILLE PIE DS. Fruit, about medium size, 

 two inches and three-quarters long, and two inches and a half broad ; 

 obovate, uneven in its outline, and considerably furrowed and knobbed 

 round the eye. Skin, when ripe, of a deep lemon-yellow colour, 

 sprinkled all over with large russet dots, and with an aurora glow on 

 the side next the sun. Eye, small, closed, and deeply sunk, having 

 narrow pointed segments. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and woody, 

 placed rather on one side of the fruit, and with the flesh rising higher 

 on one side than the other. Flesh, tender, buttery, and melting, fine- 

 grained, richly flavoured. 



A delicious pear ; ripe in the end of October. 



It was raised by M. Goubault, of Angers, at his country residence, Millepieds, a 

 short distance from Angers, on the road to Saumur, and I am indebted lor it to 

 M. Andre Leroy, of that city, who has been good enough to furnish me with 

 many of the finest fruits recently produced in France. 



Bergamotte Ordinaire. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 

 Bergamotte Panachee. See Bergamotte Suisse. 

 Bergamotte de Paques. See Easter Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte de Pay sans. See Hampden's Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte de la Pentecote. See Easter Beurre. 

 Bergamotte Precoce. See Early Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte Rayee. See Bergamotte Suisse. 

 Bergamotte de Recons. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 



BERGAMOTTE REINETTE. Fruit, small, two inches and a half 

 wide, and the same in height; Bergamot-shaped. Skin, at first bright 

 green, marked with large russet patches, but changing to yellow as it 

 ripens. Eye, small and closed, with narrow segments, placed in a 

 pretty deep uneven basin. Stalk, half an inch long, stout, inserted in 

 a rather deep irregular cavity. Flesh, half- tender, with an abundant 

 sweet juice, which has a brisk acidity, like a Reinette Apple : hence its 

 name. 



A dessert pear of second-rate quality ; ripe in the second week of 

 September. The tree is vigorous, and an abundant bearer, and has a 

 pyramidal habit. 



It was raised by M. Boisbunel fils, of Rouen, and first produced fruit in 1857. 



Bergamotte Ronde d'Automne. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 



BERGAMOTTE ROUGE (Eothe Bergamotte). Fruit, small, two 

 inches and three-quarters broad, and two inches high ; oblate, flattened 

 at the apex, and tapering obtusely from the middle towards the stalk. 



