Bergamotte Oeuf de Cygne
PearBergamotte Oeuf de Cygne
Origin/History First described in Pomologie Générale, vol. 7, p. 55, fig. 508 (1881).
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or rather large.
Form: Globular, more or less depressed at both base and summit, regular in outline. Largest circumference around the middle.
Skin: Bright green, sprinkled with gray or greenish-gray dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white, tinted and veined with yellow, fine, melting, rather gritty about the core. Juice abundant, sweet, and delicately perfumed. Quality: first.
Season October and November.
Uses 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 Oeuf de Cygne.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 7:55, fig. 508. 1881.
Fruit medium or rather large, globular, more or less depressed at both base and summit, regular in outline, largest circumference around the middle, bright green, sprinkled with gray or greenish-gray dots; flesh white, tinted and veined with yellow, fine, melting, rather gritty about the core, with abundant, sweet juice, delicately perfumed; first; Oct. and Nov.