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THE PEAK. 



Bergamotte Bufo. 

 Bergamotte Capraud. Crapaud. 



An old French Pear, heretofore confounded with Bergamotte Cadet. 

 Tree vigorous, productive. Young wood light reddish yellow brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, netted and patched 

 with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, in a 

 broad, rather shallow cavity. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, juicy, 

 melting, sweet, slightly vinous. Good. October. 



Bergamotte Cadet. 

 Poire de Cadet. De Cadet. Milan de Bourdeaux. 



A good Bergamot from France. Productive. Young wood clear 

 light yellowish brown. 



Fruit middle-sized, roundish inclining to oblate. Skin smooth, pale 

 yellow, rarely with a pale red cheek. Stalk an inch long, thick set in 

 an angular, shallow cavity. Calyx small, open. Basin nearly flat. Flesh 

 buttery and juicy, sweet and rich. Good. October and November. 



Bergamotte d'Esperen. 



A seedling of Esperin, in 1830. Tree vigorous, productive. Young 

 wood warm rich dark yellow brown, with small white specks. 



Fruit medium, oblate, exceedingly depressed, sides often unequal. 

 Skin greenish yellow, thick and rough, covered with russet dots and 

 patches. Stalk long and stout, thickened at its insertion in a small 

 cavity, at an inclination. Calyx small, closed in a rather deep 

 slightly furrowed basin, surrounded by russet. Flesh greenish yellow, 

 juicy, buttery, sweet, and rich. Good. December to February. 



Bergamotte de Millipieds. 



Said to have originated by Goubalt, at Millipieds, France, and first 

 fruited in 1852. 



Fruit medium, roundish ovate, ribbed at apex, pale yellow, moderately 

 sprinkled with small brown dots. Stalk long, stout. Cavity small. Calyx 

 open. Segments erect. Basin deep, abrupt, uneven. Flesh white, 

 a little coarse, juicy, half melting, sweet. Good to very good. Novem- 

 ber. 



Bergamotte Dussart. 



A Belgian variety, described by various authors. 



Fruit medium, obovate pyriform, greenish yellow, with gray dots 

 and traces of russet. Flesh half melting, juicy, sweet, vinous. Good. 

 December, January. 



Bergamotte Gaudry. 

 Gaudry. 



A foreign Pear of little value. 



Fruit small, roundish oval oblate, greenish yellow, partially netted 



