Cousin Blanc

Pear

Cousin Blanc (Pear)

Origin/History

Of Flemish origin. Cataloged by M. Jahn in 1864.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, globular-conic.

Skin: Very pale green, sprinkled with very fine points of fawn.

Flesh: White, slightly tinted with yellow, semi-fine and melting.

Juice & Flavor: Fairly full of richly saccharine juice having a fresh and pleasant flavor of almond.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, & Basin: Not described in source.

Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Referenced in Mas, Pomologie Générale, vol. 5, p. 133, fig. 355 (1880).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Cousin Blanc. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:133, fig. 355. 1880.

Of Flemish origin. Cataloged by M. Jahn, 1864. Fruit medium, globular-conic, very pale green, sprinkled with very fine points of fawn; flesh white, slightly tinted with yellow, semi-fine and melting, fairly full of richly saccharine juice having a fresh and pleasant flavor of almond.

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