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the beautiful figure of it by Mr. Hooker, which is annexed, 

 will convey a perfect idea of its form and colour. 

 The following is a List of the Pears received : 



Bergamotte d'automne. 



Doyenne blanc. 



Bergamotte de Paques. 



Doyenne gris. 



Beurree Ranee. 



Epine d'hiver. 



Bezy d'Hery. 



Frangipane. 



Bezy de Montigny. 



Gilogille. 



Bezy de la Motte. 



Martin Sec. 



Bon Chretien d'hiver. 



Messire Jean. 



Catillac. 



Orange d'hiver. 



Chat-brule. 



Poire de pretre. 



Chaumontel. 



Royal d'hiver. 



Colmars. 



Saint Francois. 



Crasanne. 



Saint Germain. 



Donville. 



Saint Lezin. 



Double fleur. 



Virgouleuse. 



Bergamotte d'automne. 



Bergamotte d'automne. Cat, du Luxembourg, p. 33. Duhamel, torn. ii. p. 165, 

 cum Ic. Jardin Fruitier, torn. iii. p. 108, cum Ic. 



Duhamel considered this as one of the oldest Pears, and 

 says it had always been justly esteemed as one of great ex- 

 cellence. It is different from the Autumn Bergamot of the 

 English gardens, which I believe to be the Bergamotte rouge 

 of the French. The Bergamotte d'automne is of the middle 

 size, globular, flattened a little in its upright diameter : the 

 eye is seldom or never sunk ; the stalk is short and thick. 

 The skin is green, becoming yellow as it ripens, covered with 



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