BEMGAMOTTE B^ESFEKEE', 
NEWLY-INTRODUCED Peai- 
one amongst 
latest-keeping varieties, and of surpassing 
merit. We are indebted for the possession of it 
to Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, wlio for many 
years, has paid especial attention to the new varieties of conti- 
nental Pears, and their cultivation as dwarf or miniature trees. 
He says the new Belgian Pears, raised by the late Major Espe- 
ren, of INIahnes, are likely, for the present, to be the most valu- 
able for prolonging the season of rich melting Pears ; and of these 
Bergamotte d’Esperen, Susette de Bavay, Josephine de Malines, 
and Beurre Brettonneau, are especially deserving of notice, hav- 
ing the excellent quality of ripening slowly. 
It is worthy of remark, that Major Esperen was an old officer 
in the army of Napoleon, who turned his sword into a pmning- 
