Angleterre

Pear

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

Angleterre

Origin / History

Described by Coxe (1817) as No. 28, "Angleterre, or English Beurree," and again in a second entry in the same volume as "Angleterre, or English Butter." It ripens with many of the finest pears in September, which lessens the estimation in which it would otherwise be held.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Rather above the medium size.

Form: Round at the blossom end, diminishing to a point at the stalk.

Stem: Stalk long and large.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Smooth, of a greenish yellow.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Tender, half buttery and melting, apt to rot soon.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens in September, with many of the finest pears. Apt to rot soon.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as Angleterre, Or English Beurree

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 3 catalogs (1845–1900) from Massachusetts

Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

ANGLETERRE, OR ENGLISH BEURREE.

Is rather above the medium size, round at the blossom end, diminishing to a point at the stalk, which is long and large---the skin is smooth, of a greenish yellow; the flesh tender, half buttery and melting, apt to rot soon; it ripens in September with many of the finest pears, which lessens the estimation in which it would otherwise be held.

[Additional entry in this volume: "Angleterre, or English Butter", pp. 293–293]

No. 28. Angleterre, or English Butter.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

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