Abbe Mongein

Pear

Origin/History Foreign origin. Recommended by M. Tourres.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and form: Immensely large, weighing forty-two ounces. Of first quality.

Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, skin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.

Flavor: Delicious.

Season Ripe March and April.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Abbe Mongein.

Foreign. Fruit, of first quality, immensely large, weighing forty-two ounces, recommended by M. Tourres as a delicious fruit. Ripe March and April. (Hor. Mag.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Pound Pear UVEDALE'S ST. GERMAIN Catillac Lent Saint Germain Tonneau Tresor Rateau Blanc