368 THE PEAE. 



stem, stout : cavity, deep, narrow ; calyx, open ; core, sn.all ; seeds, long^ 

 ovate pointed ; flesh, breaking, juicy, rather astringent, requires careful 

 ripening. February to April. 



Bergen Pear. 



A chance seedling, found in a hedge on land formerly belonging to Simon 

 Bergen, of New Utrecht, Long Island. Tree vigorous, and early bearer, 

 productive. Fruit, large, turbinate: skin, very thin, smooth, clear yellow, 

 with a beautiful red cheek on the sunny side ; stalk, rather long, slightly 

 curved, inserted at an inclination, in a very small depression ; calyx, small ; 

 basin, very shallow; flesh, white, fine grained, buttery, juicy, melting, 

 with a sweet, excellent flavor ; core, small, with few seeds. Ripens last 

 of September. (T. G. Bergen.) 



Belle Fondante. 



Fruit, medium, pyramidal, turbinate ; skin, pale yellow, clouded with 

 green, irregularly patched with russet, especially around the eye ; flesh, 

 juicy, buttery, very fine grained and rich, with a perceptible astringency. 

 October. (Rob. Manning.) 



Bergamotte Heimburg. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous and very productive. Fruit, large, Bergamotte 

 shaped ; skin, rough, green, changing to lemon yellow when ripe, dotted 

 with brown, and tinged with red next the sun; flesh, white, very fine, 

 somewhat buttery, juice abundant, sugary, perfumed. Ripe early in Oc- 

 tober'. (Gard. Chron.) 



Bergamotte Leseble. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit, medium, oblate, or 

 Bergamotte shaped ; skin, yellow, with a sunny cheek, numerous small 

 dots, and russeted patches : stalk, long, curved, inserted in a depression ; 

 calyx, large, open, broad; basin, irregular; flesh, juicy, buttery, melting, 

 sweet and perfumed. October. (Hov. Mag.) 



Bergamotte de Millepieds. 



Foreign. Fruit of medium size, roundish, resembling Belle de Brussels; 

 skin, greenish, rather dark, dotted ; flesh, white, melting, juicy, first rate 

 Ripens September. (Leroy's Cat.) 



Bleeker's Meadow. 



Spice Butter, I Heidelberg, 



Large Seckel, \ Feaster. 



American. Tree, free grower, hardy and productive. Fruit, medium, 

 roundish, yellowish; quality, " good.'' October, November. 



Bonne be Ezee. 



Bon d'Ezee, | Bonne des Haies. 



Foreign. Tree of short, stocky habit ; wood, yellowish ; fruit, large, 

 obtuse pyriform, light yellow and pale red, and somewhat russeted ; stem, 

 rather short, uneven ; calyx, partly closed : short segments ; core, large, 

 flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, sugary; "very good." September. 



