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Bergamote Esperens Pear

Historical USDA watercolour of the Bergamote Esperens Pear pear, painted c.1886–1942

Bergamote Esperens Pear is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Austria, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarBergamote Esperens
SpeciesPyrus communis
Common fruitPear
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originAustria
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00006763.

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