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Charles of Austria

Pear

[F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)] Charles of Austria. Charles d'Autriche. Foreign. Large, roundish, greenish yellow, russeted. October.

[John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)] Charles of Austria. Large, roundish, greenish-yellow; juicy, astringent. October. Belgian.

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Charles of Austria. Charles d'Autriche. Foreign. Large, roundish, greenish yellow, russeted. October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Charles of Austria. Large, roundish, greenish-yellow; juicy, astringent. October. Belgian.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
Charles d'Autriche Archiduc Charles Delices d'Hardenpont of Belgium Dumon-Dumortier Napoleon