PEARS. 235 



Ripe in November, and will generally keep good till Christ- 

 mas. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 

 51. ELTON. Hort. Trans. Vol. ii. p. 1. t. 1. 

 Fruit middle-sized, of an oval figure, a little broader to- 

 wards the crown. Eye very small, nearly free from the seg- 

 ments of the calyx, and very slightly imbedded. Stalk ra- 

 ther stout, straight, and deeply inserted. Skin of a greenish 

 russetty gray, with numerous specks of a darker russet, and 

 tinged with orange on the sunny side, which is generally to- 

 wards the stalk, as the fruit is mostly pendent from the ex- 

 tremities of the branches. Flesh crisp when in perfection, 

 and of an excellent flavour ; but will be mealy if kept too 

 long from the tree. 



Ripe the middle of September, and by gathering at differ- 

 ent times, may be kept five weeks. Its season generally 

 terminates with the commencement of the Autumn Berga- 

 mot. 



In 1812, the original tree, about 170 years of age, was 

 standing in an orchard in the Parish of Elton, in Hereford- 

 shire, from whence it received its name from Mr. Knight, 

 who thinks it may remain in health three centuries, as it is 

 now in a very vigorous state of growth. It is much better 

 as an open standard than if cultivated against a wall. 



52. GANSEL'S BERGAMOT. Hooker, Pom. Lond. 17. 

 Pom. Ma^. t. 35. 



Brocas Bergamot. Of some English Nurseries. 

 Ives's Bergamot. Of the Norwich Gardens. 

 Bonne Rouge. Of the French Gardens. 

 Fruit ovate, very much flattened at the crown, of a very 

 regular figure, quite destitute of angles, about three inches 

 deep, and three inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, 

 with a very short calyx. Stalk short and fleshy, thickening 

 on the back of its bent part. Skin dull brown, like that of 

 the Brown Beurre,' a little marked with dashes of a deeper 

 colour. Flesh white, melting, very sweet, rich, and high 

 flavoured. 



Ripe the middle of November, and will keep good a month. 

 This most excellent Pear was obtained from a seed of the 

 Autumn Bergamot, by Lieutenant-General Gansel, at his 

 seat at Donneland Hall, near Colchester, about half a cen- 

 tury ago, namely, in 1768. The Bonne Rouge of the 

 French is evidently the same sort. How it came to be 

 named Brocas Bergamot does not appear ; the fruit bearing 

 this name on the Continent is the Easter Bergamot. 



