Account of Pears formerly cultivated. 



the 23 d of February, 1717, but much shrunk and wrinkled, 

 and was specked in one place upon the side of its body, which 

 had affected the inside a little. I believe it decays outwardly 

 at first. Quintinie, saith, the Bergamot Suisse is ready for 

 the mouth, when it begins to feel moist, i. e. to sweat on the 

 outside. A good bearer, and comes soon into bearing ; re- 

 quires not the help of a wall, any form agreeing well enough 

 with it, and takes upon either stock, though I should prefer 

 a Pear Stock, because it makes a long slender shoot ; and if 

 it be the Bergamot Suisse, and partakes of the disposition 

 of the Bergamot, they do not relish a Quince Stock. Its 

 wood is remarkable for its colour, for it is striped with yellow 

 and green, like the coat of the fruit. The Stalk of this Pear 

 was of a yellow and russety brown colour, a little tinged but 

 not striped with green, nor spotted with white at all, shrink- 

 ing and growing a little wrinkled, but does not turn black 

 with keeping ; it was not hollow-set like other Bergamots, 

 though the fruit seemed to sink a little inwards upon one 

 side, yet it was not traced round with a hollow circle, long, 

 which is not usual in Bergamots ; thick and fleshy in substance, 

 curved and bent, and runs up to the core within, the fruit 

 being of the same complexion about it, as in other parts of 

 the body. The Eye was stiff and short pointed, retaining 

 hardly any of the leaves of its blossom, and none of the pen- 

 dents ; the crown or head gathers a little about it in puckers 

 or ribs, but not discoloured or russeted ; it is prominent, rising 

 a little above the top of the head, large in size, full wide and 

 open at top, round in shape, of a blunt or dark grey colour 

 within, deep penetrating some way into the head, and does 

 not change colour at all. The Skin was smooth, having a 



