Coloree de Juillet
PearColoree de Juillet
Origin/History
Originated in Rouen, France, obtained by M. Boisbunel about 1857. Recorded in Mas, Le Verger 2:43, fig. 20 (1866–73) and Leroy, Dict. Pom. 1:589, fig. (1867).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: The two sources conflict on size: Downing describes the fruit as below medium; Hedrick gives it as medium. Shape likewise differs: Downing describes the form as obovate obtuse pyriform; Hedrick describes it as ovate and regular.
Stem: Medium or stout (Downing), set in a shallow cavity.
Cavity: Shallow (Downing).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: The sources partially agree and partially conflict. Both note a yellow ground color, but differ in character: Downing describes the skin as yellowish, with a shade of brownish red on the sunny side, and small patches and dots of brown russet. Hedrick describes it as oily, bright yellow, dotted with gray and dark red, with a vermilion blush on the side next the sun. The oily surface is noted only by Hedrick; the brown russet patches and dots are noted only by Downing.
Flesh and Flavor: The sources conflict here as well. Downing describes the flesh as white, half tender, juicy, a little gritty at the core, sweet, and perfumed. Hedrick describes the flesh as whitish, semi-fine and semi-breaking, with juice that is never abundant, sweetish, and wanting in both sugar and perfume.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source beyond Downing's note that the flesh is a little gritty at the core.
Season
July (both sources agree).
Uses
Not described in source.
Quality: The sources conflict: Downing rates it Good; Hedrick rates it second.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Coloree de Juillet.
Originated in Rouen, France.
Fruit below medium, obovate obtuse pyriform. Skin yellowish, with a shade of brownish red in the sun, and small patches and dots of brown russet. Stalk medium or stout, set in a shallow cavity. Flesh white, half tender, juicy, a little gritty at core, sweet, perfumed. Good. July.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Coloree de Juillet. i. Mas Le Verger 2:43, fig. 20. 1866-73. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:589, fig. 1867. Obtained by M. Boisbunel, Rouen, Fr., about 1857. Fruit medium, ovate, regular; skin oily, bright yellow, dotted with gray and dark red, vermilion on the side next the sun; flesh whitish, semi-fine and semi-breaking; juice never abundant, sweetish, wanting in sugar and perfume; second; July.