572 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Early Sugar. See Amire Joannet. 



EASTER BERGAMOT (Bergamotte de Bugi ; Bergmnotte de 

 Pdques; Bergamotte de Toulouse; Paddington ; Roberts s Keeping; 

 Royal Tairlon; TartUng), Fruit, medium sized ; roundish turbinate, 

 narrowing more towards the stalk than the eye. Skin, at first pale green, 

 changing as it attains maturity to pale yellow, and thickly covered 

 with numerous brownish grey dots. Eye, small, and set in a shallow 

 basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, white, 

 slightly gritty, crisp, and melting, with a sugary and aromatic flavour. 



A dessert pear ; in season from March to April. The tree is 

 vigorous and hardy, will succeed as a standard, but requires the aid of 

 a wall to have the fruit in perfection. 



This variety seems to have been introduced to this country at an early period, 

 for according to Switzer there were trees of it in his time in existence at Hampton 

 Court, which were growing against a wall said to have been erected by Queen 

 Elizabeth, and which had every appearance of having stood there since that time. 



EASTER BEURRE (Beurre de la Pentecote; Beurre Anglaise ; 

 Beurre de la Pdques ; Beurre d'Hiver de Bruxelles ; Beurre Roupp ; 

 Beurre Boupe ; Bergamotte d'Hiver ; Bergamotte de Pentecote ; Berga- 

 motte Tardive; Canning ; Canning d'Hiver ; Doyenne d'Hiver ; Doyenne 

 de Pdques ; Doyenne de Printemps; Merveillede la Nature; Pastorale 

 d'Hiver ; Du Pdtre ; Philippe de Pdques; Seigneur d 1 Hirer ; SyU'ange 

 d'Hiver). Fruit, large ; obovate. Skin, at first pale green, changing 

 as it attains maturity to yellowish green, thickly strewed with russety 

 dots, which are larger on the side next the sun, and a few patches of 

 thin brown russet, particularly round the stalk and the eye, and with 

 sometimes a brownish tinge next the sun. Eye, small, with long 

 narrow incurved segments, and set in a rather deep and uneven basin. 

 Stalk, an inch long, stout, inserted in a narrow and pretty deep cavity. 

 Flesh, white, buttery, and melting, very juicy, richly and highly flavoured. 



A dessert pear of the highest merit ; in use from January to March. 

 The tree is hardy, a good bearer, and succeeds well either on the pear 

 or quince stock. It frequently happens that this delicious pear is of 

 an indifferent and insipid flavour, which is caused by unfavourable soil. 

 If grown against a wall on a south exposure, it should be gathered 

 before it is quite ripe, otherwise it is apt to become mealy. The best 

 and richest flavoured fruit is either from a pyramidal or espalier tree. 

 Mr. Blackmore says that at Teddington " it cracks and spots, and 

 is very seldom good." 



This originated in the garden of the monastery of the Capucins at Louvain, and 

 was first distributed by Dr. Van Mons. 



ECHASSERY (Best d'Echassery; Besi deLandry; Muscat de Vil- 

 landry ; Viandry ; Vert Longue d'Hiver}. Fruit, produced in clusters 

 of five or six, below medium size ; roundish oval, smallest towards the 

 stalk, and rounded at the eye. Skin, at first of a beautiful bright 

 green, which changes in ripening to fine clear yellow, and covered with 



