Conseiller de la Cour

Pear

Origin/History Foreign origin.

Tree Vigorous and productive. Succeeds on quince rootstock.

Fruit

Form and Size: Large; pyriform, somewhat resembling the Bosc form.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, slightly russeted.

Stem: Slender, not sunk.

Cavity: Shallow (stalk not inserted in a deep depression).

Calyx: Small, nearly closed.

Basin: Small.

Flesh and Flavor: White, melting, sub-acid, juicy, of fine quality.

Season Late autumn and early winter.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Illustration reference: Fig. 650 in the original work.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 6 catalogs (1897–1917) from England

Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
Thomas Rivers & Son , Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire , England — 1913
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1914
George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1917

View original book sources (1)

Conseiller de la Cour. (Maréchal de la Cour.) Large, pyriform (somewhat Bosc form) ; greenish-yellow, slightly russeted; stalk slender, not sunk; basin small, calyx small, nearly closed; flesh white, melting, sub-acid, juicy, of fine quality. Late autumn and early winter. Tree vigorous, productive. Succeeds on quince. Foreign. Fig. 650.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Baud de la Cour Bo de la Cour Clara Pringalle Dillen d'Automne (irrig) Dillen d’Automne (irrig) Hofratsbirne Marechal Decours Maréchal de la Cour Poire de Conseiller Marechal de la Cour Beau de la Cour Maréchal Dillen Duchesse D'Orléans Maréchal de Cour Grosse Marie