Calebasse Tougard
PearCalebasse Tougard
Origin / History
A Belgian pear raised by Van Mons (Downing). Hedrick calls it a posthumous seedling of Van Mons, first fruited in 1847, and cites Ann. Pom. Belge 3:95, fig. (1855); Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:521, fig. (1867), followed by the word "Tougard"; and Gard. Chron. 415 (1863).
Tree
Vigorous, productive (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblong pyriform to pyriform, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse (Downing).
Stem: Stalk curved.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Small, uneven.
Skin: Greenish yellow, yellowish, mostly covered with rough russet; Hedrick describes spots and patches of rough brown russet.
Dots: Thickly sprinkled with russet dots.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic (Downing). Hedrick gives flesh with a pink tinge, half-melting, juicy, sugary, of pleasant flavor. Quality "good to very good" (Downing).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to November; October (Downing), October and November (Hedrick).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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 (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Calebasse Tougard.
A Belgian Pear raised by Van Mons. Tree vigorous, productive.
Fruit medium, oblong pyriform, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse. Skin greenish yellow, mostly covered with rough russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk curved. Calyx open. Basin small, uneven. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic. Good to very good. October.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Calebasse Tougard.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 3:95, fig. 1855. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:521, fig. 1867. Tougard. 3. Gard. Chron. 415. 1863.
A posthumous seedling of Van Mons, first fruited in 1847. Fruit medium, pyriform, yellowish, covered with spots and patches of rough brown-russet; flesh has a pink tinge, half-melting, juicy, sugary and has a pleasant flavor; Oct. and Nov.