Cuisse Madame
Pear
Cuisse Madame
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Vigorous growth. Leaves of common size, almost as wide as they are long, and very little indented.
Fruit
Size and Form: Moderate size, very long, tapering small towards the stalk.
Stem: The stalk generally grows in a furrow, or small hollow.
Calyx: The eye is small and but little sunk.
Skin: Smooth and glossy; yellowish green with a reddish brown cheek next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Sweet and juicy, a little musky.
Season
Ripens end of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Very liable to be blown off the tree.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- CUISSE MADAME.
This fruit is of a moderate size, very long, and small towards the stalk, which generally grows in a furrow, or small hollow; the eye is small and but little sunk; the flesh is sweet and juicy, a little musky; the skin smooth and glossy; of a yellowish green, with a reddish brown cheek next the sun; it is very liable to be blown off the tree. The tree is of vigorous growth, the leaves of the common size, almost as wide as they are long, and very little indented; the time of ripening is the end of July.