Cassolette
PearCassolette
Origin/History
An ancient pear deriving its name from an imagined resemblance to a perfuming-pot. Numerous synonyms have been locally given to it.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, globular, pyriform.
Skin: Whitish-green, sprinkled evenly all over with small dots.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, breaking, very tender; juice sufficient, sugary, slightly musky.
Quality: Second.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). References: Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:160, Pl. XVIII (1768); Miller Gard. Dict. (1807); Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:531 (1867).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Cassolette.
- Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:160, Pl. XVIII. 1768. 2. Miller Gard. Dict. 3: 1807. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:531. 1867.
An ancient pear deriving its name from an imagined resemblance to a perfuming-pot. Numerous synonyms have been locally given to it. Fruit small, globular, pyriform, whitish-green, sprinkled evenly all over with small dots; flesh white, semi-fine, breaking, very tender; juice sufficient, sugary, slightly musky; second; Aug. and Sept.