Calebasse Verte

Pear

Origin/History

Attributed to Van Mons, date of origin unknown. Origin locality uncertain; variously attributed to Brussels or Louvain. Reference: Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:522, 1867.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium to large. Obovate-obtuse-pyriform (rounded pear-shaped, with a somewhat blunt apex). Surface bossed (knobby texture).

Skin: Bright green ground color, sprinkled with russet dots and veined with grayish-brown around the calyx and stem areas.

Flesh: Greenish-white, fine-grained, melting texture.

Juice and Flavor: Sweet with abundant juice; acidic yet agreeable in character. Quality rated first class.

Cavity, Basin, Stem, Core, Seeds: Not separately described in source.

Season

October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Calebasse Verte.

i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:522, fig. 1867.

Attributed to Van Mons, date unknown, as also whether from Brussels or Louvain. Fruit medium to large, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, bossed, bright green, sprinkled with russet dots, veined with grayish-brown around the calyx and stem; flesh greenish-white, fine, melting; juice sweet, abundant, acid, agreeable; first; Oct.

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