PEARS. 441 



EARLY ROUSSELET {De Chypre; Cypress; Early Cathenne (of 

 the Americans) ; Perdreaux ; Perdreaux Musquee; Bomselet Hatif). — 

 Fruit, small ; pyriform. Skin, smooth, yellow in the shade, and bright 

 red next the sun, covered with grey dots. Eye, small, placed in a 

 shallow basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted without depression. 

 Flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, and juicy, sweet and perfumed. 



An early pear ; ripe in the end of July and beginning of August. 



Early Sugar. See Andre Joannet. 



EASTER BERGAMOT {Bergamotte de Bugi ; Bergamotte de Paques ; 

 Bergamotte de Toulouse ; Paddington ; Roberts' Keeping ; Royal Tairlon ; 

 Tarling). — Fruit, medium sized ; roundish turbinate, narrowing more 

 towards the stalk than the eye. Skin, at first pale green, changing as 

 it attains maturity to pale yellow, and thickly covered with numerous 

 brownish grey dots. Eye, smaU, and set in a shallow basin. Stalk, 

 an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, white, slightly 

 gritty, crisp, and melting, with a sugary and aromatic flavour. 



A dessert pear ; in season from March to April. The tree is 

 vigorous and hardy, will succeed as a standard, but requires the aid of 

 a wall to have the fruit in perfection. 



This variety seems to have been introduced to this country at an early period, 

 for according to Switzer there were trees of it in his time in existence at Hampton 

 Court, which were growing against a wall said to have been erected by Queen 

 Elizabeth, and which had every appearance of having stood there since that time. 



EASTER BEURRE {Bewrre de la Pentecote ; Beurre Anglaise ; 

 Beurre de Paques ; Beurre d'Hiver de Bmxelles ; Beurre Roupp ; 

 Beurre Roupe ; Bergamotte d'Hiver ; Bergamotte de Pentecote ; Berga- 

 motte Tardive ; Canning; Canning d'Hiver ; Boy emne d'Hiver ; Doyenne 

 de Paques ; Doyenne de Printemps ; Meneille de la Nature ; Pastorale 

 d'Hiver; Du Patre ; Philippe de Paques; Seigneur' d'Hiver ; Sylvange 

 d'Hiver). — Fruit, large ; obovate. Skin, at first pale green, changing 

 as it attains maturity to yellowish green, thickly strewed with 

 russety dots, which are larger on the side next the sun, and a few 

 patches of thin brown russet, particularly round the stalk and the eye, 

 and with sometimes a brownish tinge next the sun. Eye, small, with 

 long narrow incurved segments, and set in a rather deep and uneven 

 basin. Stalk, an inch long, stout, inserted in a narrow and pretty 

 deep cavity. Flesh, white, buttery, and melting, very juicy, richly and 

 highly flavoured. 



A dessert pear of the highest merit ; in use from January to March. 

 The tree is hardy, a good bearer, and succeeds well either on the 

 pear or quince stock. It frequently happens that this delicious pear is 

 of an indifierent and insipid flavour, which is caused by unfavourable 

 soil. If grown against a waU on a south exposure, it should be gathered 

 before it is quite ripe, otherwise it is apt to become mealy. The best 

 and richest flavoured fruit is either from a pyramidal or espalier tree. 



This originated in the garden of the monastery of the Capucins at Louvain, and 

 was first distributed by Dr. "Van Mons. 



