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Beurré Caty

Pear
Illustration from Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Beurré Caty

Origin and History

Obtained about 1858 by Doctor Hélin at Ronquières, Belgium. First described in Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (1867).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Under medium. Globular-obtuse-pyriform, with a mammillate summit; one side generally more bulged than the other.

Skin: Dull yellow, dotted and veined with bright brown.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, melting; a little gritty at center. Juice plentiful, sourish, sweet, and savory. Quality: first-rate.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Ripe January to March.

Uses

Not described in source. (Quality designation "first" indicates dessert fruit.)

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Beurré Caty.

  1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:331, fig. 1867.

Obtained about 1858 by a Doctor Hélin, Ronquières, Bel. Fruit under medium, globular-obtuse-pyriform, mammillate at summit and one side generally more bulged than the other, dull yellow, dotted and veined with bright brown; flesh fine, melting, a little gritty at center; juice plentiful, sourish, sweet, savory; first; Jan. to Mar.

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