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Bergamotte Tardive Collette

Pear

Bergamotte Tardive Collette

Origin / History

Raised from a seed of Doyenné d'Alencon previous to 1870 and judged by the Horticultural Society of Rouen, France, to be of good quality.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Not described in source.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Not described in source.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Judged of good quality by the Horticultural Society of Rouen.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

April to end of June.

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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Bergamotte Tardive Collette.

  1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 176. 1889.
  2. Guide Prat. 86. 1895.

Raised from a seed of Doyenné d'Alencon previous to 1870 and judged by the Horticultural Society of Rouen, Fr., to be of good quality; Apr. to end of June.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)