Doctor Hogg Bergamot
PearDoctor Hogg Bergamot
Origin / 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. Described in Hogg, Fruit Man, p. 562 (1884), where it is cited as the first reference.
Tree
Fruit produced in great clusters.
Fruit
Size: Small, about the size of Seckel.
Form: Obovate, even in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Grass-green, with a dull brownish cheek, changing to deep yellow and bright red cheek with an orange glow.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh melting, remarkably sweet like honey, with a brisk acidulous flavor and perfume of lemon. One of the richest flavored pears.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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.