If we are to believe Switzer, it was brought over by 

 Julius Caesar, and formed part of " the furniture" of 

 the Gardens of Alcinous. According to Manger, it 

 is of the highest antiquity, and was, without doubt, 

 in former times, the only one to which they gave 

 the name, which is also now applied to other similar 

 flat Pears. This name, he says, is not derived from 

 Bergamo in Italy, as many have believed, but from 

 the Turkish words beg or bey, a prince, and ar- 

 moud, a pear. He also shews that this princely 

 Pear was formerly written, not Bergamotte, but Be- 

 garmoud, by referring to Groen's Niederlandischen 

 Gartner. As its name is Turkish, he infers that 

 this sort must have come from Turkey, and conse- 

 quently originated in a warmer climate. 



With us, the Autumn Bergamot ripens remark- 

 ably well on standards, even as far north as York- 

 shire. It is in eating in October, decaying soon 

 after. 



WOOD yellowish brown, not much spotted. 



LEAVES middle-sized, oval, wavy, generally en- 

 tire. STIPULES long, linear; the leaves of the 

 fruit-spurs ovate, slightly cordate, on long, slender 

 petioles. 



FLOWERS middle-sized. PETALS roundish, 

 obovate, overlapping each other. 



FRUIT small, approaching the middle size, de- 

 pressed, globular, hollowed at the eye and stalk ; 

 the latter is short and thick. EYE open, in a regu- 

 larly-formed shallow depression. SKIN a little 

 rough with russet, reddish next the sun, fading into 

 brownish green. FLESH whitish, a little gritty next 

 the core, very juicy, sugary, and rich. 



