Bergamotte Sanguine
PearBergamotte Sanguine
Origin/History
Entered in the catalog of M. Jahn in 1864. Referenced in Mas Pomologie Générale (1879). Described by U.P. Hedrick in The Pears of New York (1921).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or nearly medium; globular-turbinate; regular in contour; greatest circumference around middle; slightly pointed at base; obtuse at summit.
Skin: Dull water-green, generally covered with a thick coating of dark reddish-violet, which on ripening assumes a more vivid tone on the side next the sun.
Flesh: White, speckled with red; coarse; semi-melting; gritty at the core; not much juice.
Flavor/Quality: Only second (second-rate quality).
Season
September.
Uses
Interesting for amateurs on account of its remarkable color of violet red so dark as to be almost black.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The distinguishing feature of this variety is its striking dark violet-red coloration, which is the primary reason for its horticultural interest despite its mediocre flesh quality and flavor.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bergamotte Sanguine,
- Mas Pom. Gen. 4:65, fig. 225. 1879.
Entered in catalog of M. Jahn, 1864. Fruit medium or nearly medium, globular-turbinate, regular in contour, greatest circumference around middle, slightly pointed at base, obtuse at summit; color dull water-green, generally covered with a thick coating of a dark reddish-violet which on ripening assumes a more vivid tone on the side next the sun; flesh white, speckled with red, coarse, semi-melting, gritty at the core, not much juice; only second; interesting for amateurs on account of its remarkable color of violet red so dark as to be almost black; Sept.