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covered with large, pale, brown-russet dots, with patches of russet around the calyx and 
stalk; flesh yellowish-white, fairly juicy, rather gritty, with a brisk but not rich flavor; 
quality inferior; late Oct. 
Bergamotte dela Cour. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde2:76. 1856. 
Belgian, 1828. Fruit fairly large, globular-flattened, uneven in form, light green 
turning to light lemon-yellow, often rather blushed with brownish-red on the sunny side, 
without any scent; flesh melting, delicate, very juicy; very good for the table, second for 
kitchen. 
Bergamotte de Darmstadt. 1. Guide Prat. 76, 236. 1876. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:25, 
fig. 205. 1879. 
Germany. Probably it obtained its name from having been raised in the suburbs 
of the city of Darmstadt. Fruit rather small or nearly medium, globular or globular- 
cylindrical, and equally obtuse at both ends, yellow-green all over; flesh buttery, juicy, 
with a Bergamot scent; first; Nov. 
Bergamotte de Donauer. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:110, fig. 252. 1879. 
This pear was found in a garden in the suburbs of Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ger. 
Fruit medium or large, globular-obtuse, sometimes a little conical, and often somewhat 
irregular in outline, very light green, dotted with fine points and with some brown-yellow 
spread around the summit and the calyx; flesh white, half-fine, buttery or half-buttery, 
juicy, sweet, a little vinous; quality only second; Sept. 
Bergamotte Double. 1. Guide Prat. 83, 236. 1876. 
Fruit medium, nearly round, greenish-yellow; flesh semi-melting, juicy; first; Sept. 
and Oct. 
Bergamotte Dussart. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 6:39, fig. 1857. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 
670. 1869. 
Obtained at Jodoigne, Bel., by Dussart, a gardener; published in 1829. Fruit 
medium, obovate-pyriform, yellow-ochre, with gray dots and traces of russet; flesh white, 
melting, juicy, vinous, sugary, acidulous and aromatic; first; Dec. to mid-Jan. 
Bergamotte Espéren. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 5:75, fig. 1857. 
Bergamotte d’Esperén. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 670. 1869. 
Raised from seed about 1830 by Major Espéren, Mechlin, Bel. Of his many pears 
this was the most valuable. It is a most delicious late pear and a good successor to Winter 
Nelis. Fruit medium, frequently above, round, flat at base, mammillate at summit, and 
often bossed near stalk; skin rough to the touch, dull greenish-yellow, dotted with Tusset, 
streaked with russet around the stalk and often marked with blackish stains; flesh yellowish, 
fine-grained, quite melting, very juicy and sugary, with a pleasant aroma; mid-Feb. to April. 
Bergamotte Espéren Souvenir de Plantiéres. 1. Guide Prat. 83. 1895. 
Produced by Simon-Louis Bros., nurserymen, Metz, Lorraine. The foliage of this 
variety is margined with yellow and does not scorch from the sun. The tree is not 
. vigorous. 
Bergamotte d’Eté. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:161. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 
13237. 1867. 
Summer Franc Réal. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 344, fig. 141. 1845. 
