Antoinette
PearAntoinette
Origin / History
The parent tree was found in the commune of Camsegret, France. Antoinette is not to be confused with Beurré Antoinette, another and probably earlier variety. Listed in the U. S. D. A. Patent Office Report, 1858, p. 397, and in Guide Pratique, 1876, p. 82.
Tree
In the report of the Department of Agriculture for 1858 it was said in Massachusetts to make "a handsome pyramidal tree, promising well."
Fruit
Size: Medium.
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: Flesh perfumed.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Fruit handsome.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Antoinette. 1. U. S. D. A. Pat. Off. Rpt. 397. 1858. 2. Guide Prat. 82. 1876.
The parent tree was found in the commune of Camsegret, Fr., and is not to be confused with Beurré Antoinette, another and probably earlier variety. Fruit medium size, handsome; flesh perfumed; Oct. and Nov. In the report of the Department of Agriculture for 1858 it was said in Massachusetts to make "a handsome pyramidal tree, promising well."