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attains a great size. The fruit is inferior when grown in 

 the south. 



BEQUENE MUSQUE. Fruit large obovate, and irregular 

 in its outline. Skin pale yellow in the shade, and slightly 

 tinged with dull red next the sun, thickly covered with 

 large patches of grey russet. Eye small and open. Stalk 

 an inch long. Flesh white, gritty, crisp, sweet, and musky. 



A stewing pear, in use during November, but it is not 

 one of the best for culinary purposes. 



Bergamot. See Autumn Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte d'Alencon. See Bergamotte d' Hollands. 

 Bergamotte d'Austrasie. See Jaminette. 

 Bergamotte de Bugi. See Easter Bergamot. 



BERGAMOTTE CADETTE (De Cadet; Beauchamps; Beurre 

 Beauchamps). Fruit medium sized, obovate. Skin 

 greenish-yellow in the shade, and dull brownish-red next 

 the sun, and marked with patches and large dots of pale 

 brown russet. Eye open, set in a wide and rather deep 

 basin. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in 

 a small cavity. Flesh white, tender, melting, and very 

 juicy, with a rich sugary and musky flavour. 



An excellent dessert pear, in use from October to 

 December. 



Bergamotte Crasanne. See Crasanne. 



BERGAMOTTE DUSSART. Fruit rather above medium 

 size, turbinate. Skin lemon-yellow when ripe, strewed 

 with greenish and grey dots over the surface, and a few 

 traces of russet. Eye frequently wanting. Stalk half 

 an inch long. Flesh half-melting, very juicy, sweet, and 

 vinous. December and January. 



BERGAMOTTE ESPEREN. Fruit medium sized, turbi- 

 nate, and uneven in its outline. Skin rough from being 

 entirely covered with dark brown russet. Eye very 

 small, with incurved acute segments. Stalk an ifich long, 

 woody, and obliquely inserted. Flesh tender, juicy and 

 melting, sweet and richly flavoured. 



This is one of our best late pears, ripening from the 

 end of January up till March and April. The tree forms 

 a handsome pyramid, and is an excellent bearer ; but in 

 late situations requires a wall. 



Bergamotte d'Ete Grossc. See Belle de Bruxelles. 



