136 Pomological Notices ; 



to a point at the stem : Skin yellowish russety green, of a 

 dull red on the sunny side, and covered more or less with 

 whitish spots : Stem very long, one and one half inches, 

 slender, surface irregular, inserted on one side with a slight 

 cavity beneath : Eye rather large, open, and moderately 

 sunk : Flesh coarse, yellowish, very melting and sweet : 

 Flavor delicious, with a rich perfume : Core small, slightly 

 gritty : Seeds brown. Ripe in August and September. 



4. Hampden Bergamot. London Hort. Society's Cata- 

 logue. 3d edition. 



Bergamotte d'Angleterre, "1 



Longueville, I London Hort. Soc. CaL 



Scotch Bergamot, } 3^ Edition. 



t nigalls, I 



EUaiiriocli. J 

 This pear, {fig. 5) which is noticed in a previous page, 



is not so handsome a fruit as some others of its season, but 



Hampden Bergamot Pear. 



is notwithstanding an excellent and most desirable variety. 



Size large, two and three quarter inches long, and two 



and one half inches in diameter : Form roundish, tapering 



