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one a Bergamot, usually about the size of the cut, or somewhat small- 

 er, usually sweetish, perhaps with slight acid, usually lacking in juice, 

 sometimes very slightly astringent and fair for cooking ; sometimes 

 very rough and quite unfit for cooking. The tree is a good upright 



WILD BERGAMOT OF THE VOLGA. 



grower, and its dark glossy foliage is very ornamental. Mr. Budd 

 picked a leaf off 30 trees, and really could not distinguish one from 

 another. The leaf is smooth-edged with scarcely a trace of crena- 

 tion. ■ ■'•■ ■ ■■• . ■ ' ■ • ■:v-,-.i !,:,,y .:.».,i ; ..,..', 



.' ' The other wild form of pear found here, bears a small pyra- 

 form fruit, which it yields in quantity. Sometimes it is fit for 

 cooking, but usually quite too astringent. It also is a fine tree. 

 Its leaves are serrated. These two wild forms promise to be of 

 great value to us, as the stocks upon which to graft our future 

 pear orchards. These pears should be grown, if for nothing else, 



