Bergamot de Chantilly
PearBergamot de Chantilly
Origin & History
A variety known in Covent Garden Market, London, in 1823, where it was classed as superior and fetched 9 pence apiece. First illustrated in Brookshaw's Pomona (1817) and Horticultural Repository (1823).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Roundish-obtuse-pyriform
Skin: Yellow with some blush on the side next the sun
Flesh: Buttery, of excellent flavor
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September. Not a keeping pear.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The high market valuation in 1823 London (9 pence per fruit, indicating premium quality) suggests superior dessert pear characteristics and commercial significance in contemporary British fruit markets.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamot de Chantilly.
- Brookshaw Pomona 2: Pl. XLVIII. 1817.
- Brookshaw Hort. Reposit. 1:63, Pl. 31. 1823.
A variety known in Covent Garden Market, London, in 1823. The fruit was classed as superior and fetched 9 pence apiece. Size medium, roundish-obtuse-pyriform, yellow with some blush on the side next the sun; flesh buttery, of excellent flavor; Sept., not a keeping pear.