JULY. 
149 
standard, cither on the pear or the quince, but much more productive on the 
latter. 
BERGAMOTTE DE SOULERS.— Duh. 
Identification. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. 168. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. p. 125. Lindl. 
Guide, 387. 
Synonymes. —Bonne de Soulers, Merlet Abregd, 110: Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. 
liv. 11. 
Figure. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. pi. xliv. f. 1. Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. liv. 11 # 
Fruit rather large, 8^ inches long by 2^ wide, obovate, or oval. Skin 
smooth and shining, pale 
yellow, with a tinge of 
brownish red on the 
side next the sun, and 
covered with green and 
brown dots, some of 
which are rather large, 
and with a patch of 
russet round the stalk. 
Eye open, with short 
hard segments, and set 
in a shallow basin. Stalk 
an inch long, stout, and 
inserted in a close and 
narrow cavity between 
two fleshy swellings. 
Flesh white, tender, and 
melting, with an agree¬ 
able, sugary, and some¬ 
what musky flavour. 
An old French des¬ 
sert Pear, too tender for 
this climate, and con¬ 
sidered only of second- 
rate quality. It is ripe 
during January and 
February. 
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The tree is tender, 
and subject to canker, 
but is a good bearer, and 
requires to be grown 
against a wall, and in a 
light warm soil, which Bergamotte de Soulers. 
it does not merit., It succeeds well either on the pear or quince. 
BERGAMOTTE SUISSE.— Merlet. 
Identification. —Merlet Abrege, 79. Quint. Inst. 395. Dull. Arb. Fruit, ii. 163. 
Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. n. 48. Down. Fr. Amer. 367. 
Synonymes. —Bergamotte Suisse rond, Knoop. Pom. 86. Bergamotte Panachee, 
Ibid, 134; Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. liv. 64. Bergamotte marbre, Knoop. Bonte 
Bergamotte, Ibid. Bergamotte rayee; Schweizerbergamotte, Diet. Kernobst. i. 45. 
Swiss Bergamot, Mill. Diet. n. 33 ; Switz. Fr. Gard. 118. Lindl. Guide, 362. 
Figure. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. pi. xx. Knoop. Pom. t. ii. Kralt. Pom. Aust. t. 174. 
Decaisne Jard. Fruit, du Mus. liv. 64. 
Fruit medium-sized, 2b inches wide and the same in height, roundish and 
flattened, somewhat inclining to turbinate. Skin smooth, and beautifully 
