. Report on Russian fruits [microform]. Fruit; Fruit. 42 on the Volga below Simbirsk, we find a small, round, early berga- mot, but it rots at the core so badly that I cannot recommend it. There is, however, a large winter, or rather fall Bergamot, worthy of trial, and perhaps this may be the Bergamotte Osenii of Regel. At Simbirsk, we saw eight or ten trees of it, about four inches in diameter. At Khvalinsk and Saratof we also saw healthy old trees. The fruit is green, with tendency to a little color on one side, and on an average it is about the size of our fameuse apple. The flesh is sweet,
. Report on Russian fruits [microform]. Fruit; Fruit. 42 on the Volga below Simbirsk, we find a small, round, early berga- mot, but it rots at the core so badly that I cannot recommend it. There is, however, a large winter, or rather fall Bergamot, worthy of trial, and perhaps this may be the Bergamotte Osenii of Regel. At Simbirsk, we saw eight or ten trees of it, about four inches in diameter. At Khvalinsk and Saratof we also saw healthy old trees. The fruit is green, with tendency to a little color on one side, and on an average it is about the size of our fameuse apple. The flesh is sweet, rather lacking in juice, but quite free from astringency. It has a tendency, though slight, to rot at the core, but if picked carefully and early, it may be kept into winter. At Warsaw, we find in the market in fair quantity, a small,' found pear, which, on enquiry, we are told, is the Common Berga- mot, and that there are large old trees of it in exposed situations near there. We also saw large healthy trees of it in the Warsaw gardens. It is an autumn pear of very much finer quality than that grown on the Volga, although the tree has not been tested in as severe climates, nor does it show the same hardy wild character. âThis is the Bergamotte ronde d'6t6, introduced, / ./â. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibb, Charles, 1845-1890. [Montreal? : s. n. ]
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