Bergamotte d'Été
PearBergamotte d'Été
Origin / History
Of ancient and unknown origin. Le Lectier wrote of it in 1628 as cultivated under the name of Milan de la Beuveriere. Thomas (1903) treats this variety as synonymous with Hampden's Bergamot, redirecting readers to that entry without further description.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium. Globular-turbinate or globular, bossed, narrowed towards the top, which is usually mammillate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale green, slightly yellowish on the shaded side, tinted with tender rose color on the cheek exposed to the sun, and dotted all over with fawn.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh whitish, semi-fine, melting, rarely very gritty. Juice abundant, rather tart, saccharine, with a very savory flavor.
Core / Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
First quality; ripens August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamotte d'Été
is of ancient and unknown origin. Le Lectier wrote of it in 1628 as cultivated under the name of Milan de la Beuveriere. Fruit medium, globular-turbinate or globular, bossed, narrowed towards the top which is usually mammillate, pale green slightly yellowish on the shaded side and tinted with tender rose color on the cheek exposed to the sun, and dotted all over with fawn; flesh whitish, semi-fine, melting, rarely very gritty; juice abundant, rather tart, saccharine, with a very savory flavor; first; Aug. and Sept.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Bergamotte d'Eté. See Hampden's Bergamot.