Conseiller de Hollande
PearConseiller de Hollande
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, pyramidal.
Skin: Golden-yellow, much covered with rather rough, cinnamon-colored russet. Warm orange glow on the sun-exposed side with some streaks of crimson. Some green specks and large dots on the shaded side.
Flesh and Flavor: Firm and crisp, yellowish, not melting. Deficient in juice. Sweet with a musky aroma.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Quality and Uses
Handsome but third rate.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), citing Hogg Fruit Manual 554 (1884).
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Conseiller de Hollande.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 554. 1884.
Fruit large, pyramidal, golden-yellow, much covered with rather rough, cinnamon-colored russet, with a warm orange glow on the sun-exposed side, with some streaks of crimson, and some green specks and large dots on the shaded side; flesh firm and crisp, yellowish, not melting, deficient in juice, sweet and with a musky aroma; handsome but third rate; Oct.