Forme de Bergamotte Crassane. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:186, fig. 1869. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 766. 1869.
A seedling of Van Mons which gave its first fruits in 1844. Fruit above medium, turbinate, slightly obtuse, yellowish-green, speckled with large gray-russet dots; flesh yellowish, rather fine, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, aromatic; good; early Nov.
Forme de Curtet. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:9, fig. 101. 1878.
A gain of Van Mons. Fruit small, exactly turbinate; skin fine, thin, bright green, sprinkled with very small grayish-green dots, changes on ripening to lemon-yellow, lightly tinged with red; flesh white, semi-fine and breaking; juice sufficient, sweet, slightly perfumed; second; Sept. and Oct.
Forme de Délices. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 388. 1845. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 582. 1884.
A Flemish pear. Fruit medium, obovate, yellow, almost entirely covered with rather rough brown-russet; flesh tender, buttery, melting, with a rich, sweet flavor; an excellent dessert pear; Oct. and Nov.
Fortune. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 143. 1866.
One of Dr. Shurtleff’s seedlings raised at Brookline, Mass.; first fruited in 1866. Fruit small, turbinate, golden-yellow, with russet spots; flesh white, melting, juicy and very sweet; first; Oct.
Fortunée. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 436. 1845.
Bergamotte Fortunée. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 8:29, fig. 1857.