Bellissime d'Ete'
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Bellissime d'Ete'
Origin / History
Described by Coxe (1817) as No. 6, "Bellissime d'Ete,' or the Beauty of Summer," and also listed as "Bellissime d'Ete', or Supreme."
Tree
Produces abundantly. Fruit sometimes grows in clusters.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Regular, diminishing towards the stem.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth, bright yellow; the cheek towards the sun a brilliant red. "Singularly beautiful."
Dots: Small dots on the cheek.
Flesh and flavor: "A pretty good early pear" if picked before it is too ripe.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens about the middle of July.
Uses
A pretty good early pear if picked before it is too ripe.
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 Bellissime D'Ete,' Or The Beauty Of Summer
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- BELLISSIME D'ETE,' OR THE BEAUTY OF SUMMER.
The fruit is small, and singularly beautiful—the skin is smooth, of a bright yellow, the cheek towards the sun of a brilliant red, with small dots—the form is regular, diminishing towards the stem, which is long; if picked before it is too ripe, it is a pretty good early pear; it sometimes grows in clusters, produces abundantly, and ripens about the middle of July.
[Additional entry in this volume: "Bellissime d'Ete', or Supreme"]
No. 6. Bellissime d'Ete', or Supreme.