Agnès
PearAgnès Pear
Origin/History
Raised by M. Pariset at Curciat-Dongalon, France. First reported in 1869.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or nearly large
Form: Turbinate-pyriform, even in outline
Skin: Bright lively green sprinkled with brown dots all over. At maturity, changes to clear yellow on the shaded side and warm gold on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh: White, fine, altogether melting
Juice and Flavor: Sufficient juice, sweet, sugary, pleasantly perfumed. Quality rated first.
Season
December and January
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Reference Citation: Mas Pomologie Générale, Vol. 7:183, fig. 575 (1881)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Agnès. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:183, fig. 575. 1881.
Raised by M. Pariset, Curciat-Dongalon, Fr. First report of it given in 1869. Fruit medium or nearly large, turbinate-pyriform, even in outline, bright lively green sprinkled with brown dots all over, changing at maturity to clear yellow on the shaded side and warm gold on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, altogether melting; juice sufficient, sweet, sugary, pleasantly perfumed; first; Dec. and Jan.