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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
BERGAMOTTE ESPEREN.— Bivort. 
Identification. —Alb. de Pom. i. 177. Annales de Pom. v. 75. 
Synonymes. —Esperen, Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. liv. 48; but not of Alb. de 
Tom. ii. 97, or Handb. der Obst. ii. 481. 
Figures. —Alb. de Pom. i. Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. liv. 48. 
Fruit medium size, frequently above medium size, varying from 2f inches 
wide and 2? high, to 3^ inches wide and 3 high. It is, in the smaller fruit, 
distinctly Bergamot-shaped, but in large and well-grown specimens it is 
rather turbinate, narrowing abruptly to the stalk, even and regular in its out¬ 
line. Skin coarse and 
rough, at first of a 
dark green colour, 
covered with large 
brown russet dots, 
but, as it attains ma¬ 
turity, it assumes a 
dull greenish yellow 
hue, and the nume¬ 
rous large russet dots 
become grey; some¬ 
times, on the side that 
has been exposed to 
the sun, it assumes a 
faint orange tinge. 
Eye small and open, 
with a dry, rigid, 
horny calyx, of no 
regular form, set in 
a pretty deep, wide, 
and even basin. Stalk 
three-quarters of an 
inch long, stout, and 
somewhat fleshy at 
the insertion, and 
placed in a small nar¬ 
row cavity. Flesh yel¬ 
lowish, fine-grained, 
quite melting, very 
juicy and sugary, with 
Bergamotte Esperen. a pleasant aroma. 
A most delicious late Pear, coming into season from about the middle of 
February, and lasting till April. A fit successor to Winter Nelis. It was 
raised from seed, about the year 1830, by Major Esperen, of Malines. 
“Pierre Joseph Esperen was born at Ghent, 29th January, 1780, and died 
at Malines, 13th August, 1847. He entered the service in 1804 as a volunteer, 
and, resigning at the restoration, he was free to indulge his tastes in pomology. 
His temporary return to the service in 1830 gained for him the rank of Major.” 
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BERGAMOTTE HEIMBOURG.— Bivort. 
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Identification and Figure. —Alb. de Pom. iii. 79. 
Fruit large, 3f inches in diameter and 3^ high. Bergamot-shaped, even and 
regular in its outline. Skin rough to the feel, from being considerably covered 
with brown russet; it is at first of a bright green, but changes to yellow as it 
ripens, and has a light tinge of red on the side next the sun. Eye large and 
