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Commodore

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Commodore

Origin / History

Foreign; a Van Mons seedling, called Belgian by Thomas. Elliott gives it as Van Mons No. 1215; Hedrick as Van Mons seedling No. 1218. Hedrick lists Mag. Hort. 8:60, 1842, and Downing, Fr. Trees Am. 570, 1857.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Obovate; very regular, round and full at the crown (Hedrick).

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow with red; Hedrick describes it as yellow with patches of red and russet.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Buttery, melting, sweet; Hedrick adds "rich". Quality "good" (Thomas; Hedrick, "sweet and good").

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October and November; Thomas gives November alone.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Commodore. Van Mons, No. 1215. Foreign. Medium, obovate, yellow with red. October, November.

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

Commodore. Medium, obovate, yellow; buttery, melting, sweet; good. November. Belgian.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Commodore.

  1. Mag. Hort. 8:60. 1842. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 570. 1857.

Van Mons seedling No. 1218. Fruit medium, very regular, obovate, round and full at the crown, yellow, with patches of red and russet; flesh buttery, melting, rich, sweet and good; Oct. and Nov.

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