Cornelie Daras

Pear

Cornelie Daras

Origin/History

Distributed by Daras de Naghin of Antwerp, Belgium. First recorded in Guide Pratique (1895).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, globular.

Skin: Lemon-yellow.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, melting, juicy, sugary, and well perfumed.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November and December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cornelie Daras.

Guide Prat. 89. 1895.

Distributed by Daras de Naghin of Antwerp, Bel. Fruit medium, globular, lemon-yellow; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sugary and well perfumed; Nov. and Dec.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)