Doctor Hogg Bergamot
PearDoctor Hogg Bergamot
Origin and History
Raised by T. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, from seed of Gansel Late Bergamot. Received a first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1878.
Fruit
Bearing and Growth: Fruit produced in great clusters.
Size and Form: Small, size of Seckel. Obovate, even in outline.
Skin: Grass-green with a dull brownish cheek, changing to deep yellow and bright red cheek with an orange glow.
Flesh and Flavor: Melting. Remarkably sweet like honey, with a brisk acidulous flavor and perfume of lemon. Described as one of the richest flavored pears.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doctor Hogg Bergamot.
i. Hogg Fruit Man. 562. 1884.
Raised by T. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Eng., from seed of Gansel Late Bergamot; received a first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1878. Fruit produced in great clusters, small, size of Seckel, obovate, even in outline, grass-green, with a dull brownish cheek, changing to deep yellow and bright red cheek with an orange glow; flesh melting, remarkably sweet like honey, with a brisk acidulous flavor and perfume of lemon; one of the richest flavored pears; Sept.