Bergamote de Hollande Panachée
PearBergamote de Hollande Panachée
Origin / History
Listed by Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 1:245 (1867), and by Le Bon Jardinier, p. 363 (1882). Of interest on account of the curious variegation of its fruit and wood.
Tree
Wood variegated.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
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: Variegated green brown. Differs in this from the fruit of the Bergamotte d'Holland.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh deficient in juice and wanting in delicacy; leaves an unpleasant taste behind.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to April.
Uses
Second for cooking.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamote de Hollande Panachée.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:245. 1867. Amoselle panachée. 2. Le Bon Jard. 363. 1882.
Of interest on account of the curious variegation of its fruit and wood. The fruit differs from that of the Bergamotte d'Holland in the variegated green brown of its skin; flesh deficient in juice and wanting in delicacy and leaves an unpleasant taste behind; second for cooking; Dec. to April.