Bon Vicaire

Pear

Origin/History

First referenced in Guide Pratique, 1895.

Tree

Moderate vigor; similar in form to the Duchesse d'Angoulême.

Fruit

Large or very large; long, resembling Calebasse in form. Skin yellow, vermilioned on the sunny side. Flesh very fine and melting. Fruit resembles that of the Vicar of Winkfield.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bon Vicaire.

Guide Prat. 88. 1895.

The fruit of this variety resembles that of the Vicar of Winkfield and the tree, of moderate vigor, is similar to that of the Duchesse d'Angoulême. Fruit large or very large, long and like Calebasse in form, yellow, vermilioned on the sunny side; flesh very fine, melting; Sept.

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