Comte de Lambertye
PearComte de Lambertye
Origin / History
Raised from seed of the Beurré Superfin sown by M. Tourasse. Exhibited at Paris and Lyons in 1894, and obtained from the Pomological Congress of Lyons a first class certificate.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: Globular-turbinate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Blonde or light colored, dusted over with golden russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh fine, melting, juicy, sprightly.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and 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
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Comte de Lambertye.
- Rev. Hort. 542. 1894. 2. Guide Prat. 89. 1895.
From seed of the Beurré Superfin sown by M. Tourasse; exhibited at Paris and Lyons in 1894, and obtained from the Pomological Congress of Lyons a first class certificate. Fruit globular-turbinate, blonde or light colored, dusted over with golden russet; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sprightly; Sept. and Oct.