THE PEAR. 
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smooth, pale green, thickly speckled with conspicuous, light 
grey dots, and becoming pale yellowish at maturity. Flesh 
white, crisp, juicy, with a sprightly flavour. February to May. 
Bergamot, Autumn. Mill. Lind. Thomp. 
English Bergamot. York Bergamot. 
Common Bergamot [of England). English Autumn Bergamot 
Fruit small, roundish and flattened. Skin roughish green. 
Flesh greenish-white, coarse-grained at the core, juicy, sugary. 
September. 
The Bergamotte d’Automne of the French is a distinct 
fruit from this. Skin light yellowish-green, brownish-red cheek. 
Flesh breaking, juicy, and refreshing, but not high flavoured. 
A second rate fruit. 
Bergamot, Early. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 
A second rate French sort. Fruit medium, roundish. Skin 
pale yellowish-green. Flesh quite juicy, crisp, with a pleasant, 
sweet flavour. Pipe about the 20th of August. 
Bergamot, Summer. Thomp. Coxe. 
The Summer Bergamot is an old foreign variety, of small 
size and second quality. The tree is of feeble growth. 
Fruit quite small, round. Skin yellowish-green. Flesh jui- 
cy, and pretty rich in flavour, but quickly becomes mealy and 
dry. Last of July. 
There is a Large Summer Bergamot, quite distinct from the 
above. Flesh breaking and half buttery, not rich. September. 
The tree grows and bears finely. 
Bergamot, Hampden’s. Thomp. 
Summer Bergamot. Lind. Mill. Bergamotte d’Ete. 0. Duh. 
Bergamotte d’Angleterre. Scotch Bergamot, ) ac. to 
Eingal’s. Ellanrioch, ) Thomp. 
Fruit large, roundish, yellow. Flesh white, breaking, a little 
coarse in texture, but, if gathered early and ripened in the 
house, it becomes half buttery, sweet and agreeable. First of 
September. 
Bezi d’H^ri. Thomp. 
Bezi Royal. Franzosische Rumelbime. 
This is a very excellent winter stewing pear, which bears 
most abundantly. It is of no value for the dessert. 
Fruit medium, roundish. Skin greenish-yellow, with a red 
dish blush. Flesh tender, juicy, free from grit, with an anise 
like flavour. Fit for cocking from October to January. 
