Amie Verdier
PearAmie Verdier
Origin and History
One of forty-two new pear varieties exhibited by Marshall P. Wilder at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1871. Wilder's collection of new pears received the society's first prize.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Obovate, inclining to turbinate
Skin: Yellow with brownish-red cheek and traces of russet
Flesh and Flavor: White, very melting, juicy and rich
Stem: Not described in source
Cavity: Not described in source
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source
Core and Seeds: Not described in source
Tree
Not described in source
Season
Not described in source
Uses
Not described in source
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source
Other
Contemporary sources noted the variety promised to be fine.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Amie Verdier. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 40. 1871.
One of a collection of 42 new varieties of pears exhibited by Marshall P. Wilder at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1871, for which Mr. Wilder obtained the "first prize for new pears." Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to turbinate, yellow, with brownish-red cheek and some traces of russet; flesh white, very melting, juicy and rich. Promised to be fine.