Compte de Lamy

Pear

Compte de Lamy

Origin/History

Foreign origin.

Tree

Growth habit: upright.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish obovate.

Skin: Yellow with brownish red cheek; small russet dots present.

Stem: Long.

Calyx: Small.

Flesh: White, fine-grained, buttery.

Flavor: Good.

Season

Early October.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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COMPTE DE LAMY. Beurré Curte, Dingier, Marie Louise the Second, Marie Louise Nova. Foreign. Tree, upright. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, yellow, brownish red cheek, small russet dots; stem, long; calyx, small; flesh, white, fine-grained, buttery; "good." Early October.

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

Beurré Curte Dingier Marie Louise Nova Marie Louise the Second Marie Louise Marie Louise Nova COMTE DE LAMY Lamy Colmar Neill Notaire Minot