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8. Crassane, or bergamot crassane Is a pear of a 

 large size and round shape, with a long stalk : the 

 skin is roughish ; of a greenish 3'ellow, when ripe, 

 with a russety coating : the flesh is very tender and 

 melting, and full of a rich sugary juice. It is fit for 

 use from the middle to the end of November, and is 

 one of the very best pears of the season. 



9. Easter bergamot, or "winter bergamot fs a large 

 roundish fruit, of a grayish green colour, with a lit- 

 tle red : the flesh between breaking and melting. The 

 fruit is fit for the table in February, and keeps till A- 

 pril." 



10. Early summer bergamot. One of the finest 

 pears of the summer. It is a highly flavoured delic- 

 ious fruit, if eaten before it is too ripe. The skin is 

 green covered with russet spots, turns yellow when 

 fully ripe in July. It is of a round form, not large. 

 The tree is of moderate size, hardy, and free from 

 blight, 



11. Epargne. A delicious and much esteemed 

 fruit. Resembles in shape and size the St. Germain. 

 Colour of a greenish cast, with rusty spots. The flesh 

 is melting and the juice sprightly. Ripe in August. 



12. Fine, Gold of summer. A pear of superior ex- 

 cellence. The size is small, the stem long, growing a 

 little on one side. The skin a rich yellow on one 

 side, on the other a brilliant red, dotted with yellow. 

 The flesh rich and juicy and highly flavoured, ripe the 

 last of July. The tree is vigorous with long hanging 

 limbs. 



13. Garden pear. This ripens in November. It 

 is large and rather long ; the skin yellow, and the 

 fiesh yellow, rich, and juicy. It is cultivated in Mas- 

 sachusetts, and is highly esteemed. 



14. German muscadel pear, or muscat allemand. "A 

 noble, large, pyramidal fruit, with a small blossom on 

 a shallow excavation, and rather a long stalk. Whe 



