Comtesse de Paris
PearComtesse de Paris
Origin and History
Obtained by W. Fourcine, Dreux, France, about 1893.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; long-pyriform, bent toward stem.
Skin: Greenish-yellow, tinted with fawn around the stem and calyx; dots of russet over the rest of the skin.
Flesh and Flavor: White, semi-fine, melting, extremely juicy, very sugary, mild flavor.
Season
December.
Quality and Use
Rated good.
Tree
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source References:
- Rev. Hort. 242, fig. 89. 1898
- Cat. Cong. Pom. France 218, fig. 1906
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Comtesse de Paris.
- Rev. Hort. 242, fig. 89. 1898. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 218, fig. 1906.
Obtained by W. Fourcine, Dreux, Fr., about 1893. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, bent toward stem, greenish-yellow, tinted with fawn around the stem and calyx and dots of russet over the rest of the skin; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, extremely juicy, very sugary, mild flavor; good; Dec.