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Pear

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Origin/History

Received by Mas from T. Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, England. (Pomologie Générale, Vol. 5, p. 107, 1880)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large; ovate.

Skin: Bright green, speckled with brown dots, turning to pale yellow on ripening.

Flesh and Flavor: White, rather fine, semi-buttery. Juice scarcely sufficient but sugary, a little acid, slightly perfumed.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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i. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:107, fig. 342. 1880.

Mas states he received this variety in France from T. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Eng. Fruit large, ovate, bright green, speckled with brown dots, turning to pale yellow on ripening; flesh white, rather fine, semi-buttery; juice scarcely sufficient but sugary, a little acid, slightly perfumed.

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

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