PLATE LI 11 . 
6. BERGAMOTTE HERTRICH. 
This pear was raised by one Herr Hertrich, near Bollwyler, in Alsace, and was brought into 
notice by Messrs. Baumann, the celebrated Nurserymen of Bollwyler, in whose catalogue it appeared 
in 1863. 
Description .—Fruit : Bergamot-shaped, inclining to roundish obovate, even in its outline 
except round the stalk where it is furrowed. Skin : very much covered with ashy grey russet, 
through which the grass green ground may be seen. On the side next the sun it has a brownish 
tinge, and there is a patch of thin pale brown russet surrounding the stalk and the eye. Eye : 
with narrow incurved segments, set in a shallow and furrowed basin. Stalk ; three quarters of an 
inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh : yellowish, with a greenish tinge under the skin, 
melting and juicy, with a rich flavour somewhat resembling the Swans Egg , and a fine aroma. 
A delicious pear ; in season from January to May, or June. 
Sir Henry Scudamore Stanhope, Bart., of Holme Lacy, introduced this pear in 1865. He 
says of it—“ I have only grown it as a cordon, but have found it a strong grower and good bearer. 
The flavour is good, but it has not been so melting some years as others. It is an excellent keeping 
pear, indeed this is one of its valuable qualities ; at the same time it is easily brought forward in a 
warm room. I do not rank it so high as Glon Morceau ., or Winter JVelis, as a January pear, but it 
keeps much longer than either.” All agree in calling it a hardy grower and a great bearer. 
