Comice
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin and History
France.
Tree
Young wood apt to be injured.
Fruit
Size and Form
Large, roundish-pyriform, somewhat pyramidal.
Skin
Greenish-yellow, becoming fine yellow at maturity, often with a faint crimson blush, slightly russeted, thickly dotted.
Stem
Short, stout, set obliquely in a small cavity.
Cavity
Small.
Calyx and Basin
Calyx small, in a deep, uneven basin.
Flesh and Flavor
White, fine, melting, with a sweet, rich, slightly aromatic flavor.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Storage
Keeps long after fully ripe.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Comice.* Large, roundish-pyriform, somewhat pyramidal; greenish-yellow, becoming fine yellow at maturity, often with a faint crimson blush, slightly russeted, thickly dotted; stalk short, stout, set obliquely in a small cavity; calyx small, in a deep, uneven basin; flesh white, fine, melting, with a sweet, rich, slightly aromatic flavor. Keeps long after fully ripe. October and November. Young wood apt to be injured. France. Fig. 699.