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on the Volga below Simbirsk, we find a small, round, early berga- 

 mot, but it rots at the core so badly that I cannot recommend it. 

 There is, however, a large winter, or rather fall Bergamot, worthy 

 of trial, and perhaps this may be the Bergamotte Osenii of Regel. 

 At Simbirsk, we saw eight or ten trees of it, about four inches in 

 diameter. At Khvalinsk and Saratof we also saw healthy old trees. 



The fruit is green, with tendency to a little color on one side, 

 and on an average it is about the size of our fameuse apple. The 

 flesh is sweet, rather lacking in juice, but quite free from astringency. 

 It has a tendency, though slight, to rot at the core, but if picked 

 carefully and early, it may be kept into winter. 



At Warsaw, we find in the market in fair quantity, a small,' 

 found pear, which, on enquiry, we are told, is the Common Berga- 

 mot, and that there are large old trees of it in exposed situations 

 near there. We also saw large healthy trees of it in the Warsaw 

 gardens. It is an autumn pear of very much finer quality than that 

 grown on the Volga, although the tree has not been tested in as 

 severe climates, nor does it show the same hardy wild character. 



Sapieganka.. — This is the Bergamotte ronde d'6t6, introduced, 



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SAPIEGANKA. 



