Bergamotte Nicolle
PearBergamotte Nicolle
Origin / History
Raised from seeds of Flemish Beauty in 1849 by M. Nicolle, a member of the Society of Horticulture of Rouen. Described in Mas, Pomologie Générale, 7:149, fig. 555, 1881.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Globular, attaining its greatest circumference around the middle, depressed at each pole.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Bright green, sprinkled with distinct red dots, with some russet patches.
Dots: Distinct, red.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, slightly yellowish, fine, very melting; juice abundant, saccharine, perfumed. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
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 Nicolle.
i. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:149, fig. 555. 1881.
Raised from seeds of Flemish Beauty in 1849 by M. Nicolle, a member of the Society of Horticulture of Rouen. Fruit medium, globular, attaining its greatest circumference around the middle, depressed at each pole, bright green sprinkled with distinct red dots, some russet patches; flesh white, slightly yellowish, fine, very melting; juice abundant, saccharine, perfumed; first; Oct.