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Belle Excellent

Pear

Belle Excellent

Origin/History

Foreign origin. Noted as resembling Louise Bonne of Jersey.

Fruit

Form: Oblong pyriform.

Skin: Yellow ground with red blush. Surface marked by raised specks.

Season

October.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Belle Excellent.

Foreign. Resembles Louise Bonne of Jersey. Oblong pyriform, yellow, red blush, with raised specks on surface. October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)