Bon-Chretien d'Auch (Calvel)
PearBon-Chretien d'Auch (Calvel)
Origin / History
Described in Hogg, Fruit Manual, 533, 1884. Although bearing the same name, Bon-Chretien d'Auch (Calvel) is quite distinct from the Bon-Chretien d'Auch regarded as synonymous with the Bon-Chretien d'Hiver, since it ripens in July and August.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large to very large.
Form: Like Calebasse in form, one side sometimes more swollen than the other.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Green becoming yellow on approaching maturity, bright vermilion on the side exposed to the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh breaking; juice rich and sugary; good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July; ripens in July and August.
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 (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849 — listed as Bon Chrétien d'Auch
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Bon-Chretien d'Auch (Calvel).
i. Hogg Fruit Man. 533. 1884.
Although bearing the same name this pear is quite distinct from the Bon-Chretien d'Auch which is regarded as synonymous with the Bon-Chretien d'Hiver, since the pear here discussed ripens in July and August. Fruit large to very large, like Calebasse in form, one side sometimes more swollen than the other, green becoming yellow on approaching maturity, bright vermilion on side exposed to the sun; flesh breaking; juice rich and sugary; good; July.