Bergamotte d'Oisan
PearBergamotte d'Oisan (Pear)
Origin/History
Found in Algeria. Published in the London Illustrated News in 1857 and exhibited in London that year. First recorded in the Horticulturist, Vol. 13, p. 189 (1857).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large pear, weighing between two and three pounds.
Other characteristics: Not described in source.
Season
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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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamotte d'Oisan.
i. Horticulturist 13:189. 1857.
Published in England in 1857 in the London Illustrated News, and described as a large pear weighing between two and three pounds, found in Algeria, and exhibited in London.