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yellowish, fine-grained, quite melting, very juicy and sugary, with a 

 pleasant aroma. 



A most delicious late pear, coming into season from about the middle 

 of February, and lasting till April. A fit successor to Winter NeUs. 



It was raised from seed about the year 1830, by Major Esperen, of Malines. 

 "Pierre Joseph Esperen was born at Ghent, 29th January, 1780, and died at 

 Malines, 13th August, 1847. He entered the service in 1804 as a volunteer, and 

 resigning at the restoration, he was free to indulge his tastes in pomology. His 

 temporary return to the service in 1830 gained for him the ranli of major." 



Bergamotte d'Ete Grosse. See Hampden's Berganwt. 

 Bergamotte Fievee. See Fondante d'Automne. 

 Bergamotte Fortunes. See Fortunee. 

 Bergamotte de Fougere. See Bergamotte de HoUande. 

 Bergamotte Geerard. See Oilogil. 



BEEGAMOTTE HEIMBOURG.— Fruit, large, three inches and 

 three-quarters in diameter and three inches and a half high ; Bergamot- 

 shaped, even and regular in its outhne. Skin, rough to the feel, from 

 being considerably covered with brown russet ; it is at first of a bright 

 green, but changes to yellow as it ripens, and has a light tinge of red 

 on the side next the sun. Eye, large and open, placed almost level 

 with the surface, and with long segments, which sometimes are entirely 

 wanting. Stalk, an inch long, slender, and woody, inserted somewhat 

 obliquely in a small cavity. Flesh, white, fine-grained, tender, half 

 buttery, and melting, very juicy, sugary, and with the flavour of the 

 old Autumn Bergamot. 



An excellent dessert pear ; ripe in the middle of October. 



This is one of Van Mons' posthumous seedlings, which produced fruit for the 

 first time in 1847, and was named by M. Bivort in honour of M. Heimbourg, 

 President of the Philharmonic Society of Brussels. 



Bergamotte de Heliere. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 



Bergamotte d'Hiver. See Fasten- Beurre. 



BERGAMOTTE D'HOLLANDE {Bergamotte d'AUnqon; Berga- 

 motte de Fougere ; Buerre d'Alenqon ; Amoselle ; Musquine de Bre- 

 tagne ; Holland Bergamot ; Lord Cheney's ; Sara ; Hollandische 

 Bergamotte'). — Fruit, large, three inches wide and two inches and 

 threevquarters high ; roundish, and flattened. Skin, green at first, but 

 changing as it ripens to clear yellow, and marked with several brown 

 russet spots. Eye, small, set in a wide and deep basin. Stalk, an 

 inch and a half long, slender, curved, and inserted in a small and fur- 

 rowed cavity. Flesh, white, rather gritty, and coarse-grained, crisp, 

 juicy, and pleasantly-flavoured. 



A dessert pear of second-rate quality, in use from March till June, 

 but may be used before that period for cooking. The tree is vigorous 

 either on the pear or quince, but to bring the fruit to perfection it re- 

 quires a wall, which, however, it does not merit. 



