Bourdon de Roi

Pear

Bourdon de Roi — Pear

Origin/History: Referenced in Hogg's Fruit Manual (1884).

Tree: Not described in source.

Fruit:

Size: Small
Form: Globular
Skin: Yellowish-green, changing to clear yellow, with some dark red blush next the sun
Flesh: White, very tender, semi-melting
Flavor: Refreshing, sweet, vinous and musky
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.

Season: November.

Quality: First-rate.

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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Bourdon de Roi.

Hogg Fruit Man. 536. 1884.

Fruit small, globular, yellowish-green, changing to clear yellow, with some dark red blush next the sun; flesh white, very tender, semi-melting, of a refreshing, sweet, vinous and musky flavor; first; Nov.

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