Beurré Caty
PearBeurré Caty
Origin / History
Obtained about 1858 by a Doctor Hélin, Ronquières, Belgium. Described in Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie, 1:331, with a figure (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Under medium.
Form: Globular-obtuse-pyriform, mammillate at the summit; one side generally more bulged than the other.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Dull yellow, dotted and veined with bright brown.
Dots: Bright brown, scattered over the surface and mingled with veins of the same color.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine, melting, a little gritty at center; juice plentiful, sourish, sweet, savory. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Beurré Caty.
- 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.