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THE PEAR. 
Bergamotte shaped. Skin greenish yellow. Stalk rather long 
and stout, inserted in a moderate cavity at an inclination by a 
lip or ring. Calyx small and closed, set in an abrupt basin. 
Flesh whitish, melting, buttery, sweet and vinous, slightly per- 
fumed. October. 
Gansel’s Seckel. 
Raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, England. Growth 
much like Seckel ; productive. 
Fruit medium or small, oblate, much depressed. Skin yellow, 
rough, and uneven, mostly covered with thin russet. Stalk 
short and stout, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity. Calyx 
closed, set in a broad, deep basin. Flesh coarse, buttery, juicy, 
melting, with a rich aromatic perfumed flavour. November. 
Gansel’s Late Bergamotte. 
Raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, England. Of vigorous 
growth, and a promising late fruit. 
Fruit roundish, oblate. Skin greenish, rough, sprinkled with 
russet. Stalk much enlarged at its insertion in a pretty deep 
cavity. Calyx large, open, basin broad and shallow. Flesh 
juicy, granular, melting, sugary, and rich, highly perfumed with 
musk. December, January. 
General Bosquet. 
Fruit large, pyriform. Skin smooth, green, russet, spotted. 
Flesh tender, melting, first rate. Ripening in September. 
(Leroy’s Cat.) 
General Canrobert. 
Fruit medium size, resembling St. Germain. Skin yellow, 
dotted, and spotted with russet. Flesh delicate, melting, ripen- 
ing in January and February. (Leroy’s Cat.) 
General Lamoriciere. Hov. Mag. 
Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. 
Fruit medium, oval, inclining to ovate, remotely pyriform, 
tapering from centre towards base and crown. Skin russet, on 
greenish-yellow ground. Stalk long, curved, fleshy at its inser- 
tion in an inclined depression. Calyx open, its segments pro- 
jecting, basin very small. Flesh fine, juicy, melting, with a very 
rich, brisk, sugary flavour and peculiar perfume. Imperfect speci 
mens, astringent. October. 
