PEARS. 353 



f Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 52. Ib. 

 Common Bergamot, I NQ ^ according to the 



York Bergamot, [ pom ^ 



Fruit small, approaching the middle size, depressed, 

 globular, about two inches and a half deep, and the 

 same in diameter. Eye small, open, in a regular-formed 

 shallow depression. Stalk short and thick, inserted in 

 a rather wide funnel-shaped cavity. Skin rather rough, 

 yellowish green ; but of a dull brown on the sunny side, 

 and full of grey scabrous specks. Flesh whitish, melt- 

 ing, a little gritty next the core, with a sugary and 

 richly perfumed juice. 



Ripe the beginning of October, and good till the end. 



This succeeds well on both the Pear and the Quince. 



I have not quoted Duhamel, as he has given two 

 figures of his Bergamotte d* Automne, neither of which 

 appears to correspond with our Autumn Bergamot. 



It is one of the best Pears of the season, and it is 

 also one of the most ancient, supposed to have been in 

 this country ever since the time of Julius Caesar. 



43. BELLE ET BONNE. Pom. Mag. 1. 118. 



Belle et Bonne. Baumann's Catalogue. 



Schone und Gute. Taschenbuch y p. 431. according 

 to the Pom. Mag. 



Fruit large, globular, depressed, about three inches 

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

 large, open, with short crumpled segments of the calyx, 

 in a shallow and rather uneven depression. Stalk one 

 inch and a half long, curved, slightly inserted in a nar- 

 row cavity. Skin pale yellow, mixed with green, a 

 little russetty on the sunny side, and slightly tinged 

 with a few faint streaks of pale brown. Flesh white, a 

 little gritty, but soft and mellow, with a saccharine, 

 rich, and perfumed juice. 



Ripe the end of September, and is good for two or 

 three weeks. 



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