Belle de Bruxelles
PearBelle de Bruxelles
Origin / History
Downing (1900): "A large and handsome fruit, of poor quality." Thomas (1903): "A handsome, worthless sort."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large; medium in Downing's technical description.
Form: Acute pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, with a soft red cheek when fully exposed.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, sweet, slightly perfumed.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Middle of August (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Belle de Bruxelles.
Belle d'Aout. Gros Muscadille. Beurre de Bruxelles. Petit Certeau. Bellisime d'Automne. Muscat Rouge. Beauty of Brussels. Muscadelle. Vermilion des Dames. De Coq. Vermilion. Vermilion d'Automne. Des Dames.
A large and handsome fruit, of poor quality.
Fruit medium, acute pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with a soft red cheek when fully exposed. Flesh white, sweet, and slightly perfumed. Middle of August.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Belle de Bruxelles, or Belle d'Août. Large, pyriform, yellow; sweet, poor. A handsome, worthless sort.