Bergamotte Tardive Collette. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 176. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 86. 1895.
Raised from a seed of Doyenné d’Alençon previous to 1870 and judged by the Horticultural Society of Rouen, Fr., to be of good quality; Apr. to end of June.
Bergamotte Thuerlinckx. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:149, fig. 171. 1878.
This pear was distributed by the Society Van Mons in whose bulletins it was published in the years 1857-58-60 and 1862, though without any statement as to its origin. Fruit medium or nearly medium, globular-turbinate, obtuse, of largest circumference at center, very pale green, sprinkled with numerous very small points of fawn; on ripening the basic green changes to very pale yellow, whitish and usually a little golden on the sunny side, without any trace of red; flesh quite white, half-fine, half-melting, without grit at the core, very juicy, sugary and perfumed; good; Oct.
Bergamotte de Tournai. 1. Guide Prat. 84, 238. 1876.
Beurré Vert de Tournai. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:438, fig. 1867.
Obtained by M. Dupont, at Tournai, Bel., from pips of Glou Morceau in 1830. Fruit large, globular-ovate, bossed at summit, olive-green passing into pale green on the shady side, covered with gray-russet dots; flesh greenish-white, semi-fine, melting, juicy, sugary, sweet, without any pronounced aroma; second quality; Oct. and beginning of Nov., often extending to Dec.
Bergamotte de Tournay. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:35, fig. 402. 1880.
Obtained from seed by M. du Mortier, president of the Horticultural Society of Tournay, Fr., and approved by the Society in 1857. Fruit rather small, ovoid, short and swelled, obtuse at the summit, bright green, and sprinkled with dots of a very rich green; flesh yellowish, tender, buttery, melting, rather granular near the core; juice abundant, richly sugared and perfumed; first; beginning of Sept.
Bergamotte Volltragende. 1. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 242. 1881.