Abbe Mongein

Pear

Abbe Mongein

Origin / History

Foreign. Recommended by M. Tourres as a delicious fruit (Hor. Mag.).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Immensely large, weighing forty-two ounces.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Of first quality; delicious.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripe March and April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

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)

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