Bergamotte Rouge de Mayer
PearBergamotte Rouge de Mayer
Origin / History
Sent out by M. Jahn of Meiningen. Described in Mas, Pomologie Générale, 4:189, fig. 287, 1879. Strongly resembles the Bergamotte Rouge of Duhamel.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Sometimes pyriform-ovoid, sometimes turbinate-ovoid.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Bright green, passing on ripening to dull yellow, sometimes colored with intense blood-red on the side next the sun. Of beautiful appearance.
Dots: Numerous, very small, blackish-gray.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh whitish, coarse, half-melting, with not much juice, sugary, little perfume.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August–September.
Uses
Recommended for household use.
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 Rouge de Mayer,
- Mas Pom. Gen. 4:189, fig. 287. 1879.
Sent out by M. Jahn of Meiningen; it has a strong resemblance to the Bergamotte Rouge of Duhamel. Fruit medium, sometimes pyriform-ovoid, and sometimes turbinate-ovoid, bright green, sprinkled with numerous very small dots of blackish-gray; on ripening the ground-green passes into dull yellow, sometimes colored with intense blood-red on the side next the sun; flesh whitish, coarse, half-melting, with not much juice, sugary, little perfume; of beautiful appearance, and recommended for household use; Aug.-Sept.