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THE FL0BIST AND P0M0L0GIST. 
old Pear d’Angleterre, very similar to this in the length of its stalk, in some 
provinces bears the name of Bec-d’oie .” From which we assume that the 
name of Bequesne is in allusion to the great length of the stalk. 
BERGAMOTTE D’ATJTOMNE.— Duhamel. 
Identification. —Dull. Arb. Fruit, ii. 165. pi. xxi. Knoop Pom. 81. Hort. 
Soc. Cat. ed. 3. p. 124. 
Synonymes. —Bergamotte, Quint. Inst. 142. Bergamotte commune. Ibid. Ber- 
o-amotte de Eecons, Ibid. Bergamotte de Heliere, Ibid. Bergamotte rond d’Automne, 
Zink. Pom. No. 30. t. ii. Herfst of Laate; Bergamotte ordinaire, Mayer Pom. Franc. 
No. 41. Bergamot, Knoop. Pom. 134. Hollandse Bergamot, Ibid. Soppige Groentje, 
Ibid. Maatjes Peer, Ibid. Heere Peer, Ibid. Herbst Bergamotte, Kraft. Pom. Amt. 
t. 115. 
Figures. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. pi. xsi. Knoop. Pom. tab. ii. Kraft. Pom. Aust. 
t. 115. 
Fruit rather below the medium size, inches wide and 2J high, roundish 
turbinate, and flattened at the apex. Skin smooth and shining, green at first, 
but becoming yellow as it attains maturity, with a tinge of brownish red on 
the side next the sun, and strewed with grey dots. Eye small and open, set 
in a slight depression. Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. 
Flesh yellowish white, juicy, melting, and tender, with a sweet and perfumed 
flavour. 
An old dessert Pear, highly esteemed on the continent as of first-rate 
quality; but in this climate it "does not attain the same state of perfection. 
It is ripe during October and No¬ 
vember. 
The tree is tender and subject 
to canker. It requires to be grown 
on a light soil, and in a warm 
situation, either with a south-east 
or south-west aspect, on a wall. 
This must not be confounded with 
our Autumn Bergamot, as some 
writers have done. 
BERGAMOTTE BUFFO. 
Fruit small, 2 J inches wide and 
2 inches high, even and regular in 
shape, which is that of a true Ber¬ 
gamot. Skin dull greenish yellow, 
very much covered with large light 
brown russet specks, which are so 
thick on the side next the sun that 
they form quite a russetty coat. 
Eye small and open, with spreading 
segments, set in a small shallow 
basin. Stalk If inch long, slender 
and woody, inserted in a narrow 
depression. Flesh yellowish, rather 
coarse-grained, half melting, and 
very juicy; juice with a rich honied 
flavour. 
An excellent little dessert Pear, of first-rate quality in regard of flavour, 
ripe in the end of October. 
