De Lamartine
PearDe Lamartine
Origin and History
Raised by Bivort, director of the nurseries of the Society of Van Mons, and first reported in 1850.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Globular or turbinate, flattened, often irregular and bossed.
Skin: Olive-green, dotted and very much covered with russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, coarse, melting, generally gritty around the core. Juice sufficient, sweet, musky and delicate.
Quality: Second, or third when the flesh is excessively gritty.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)De Lamartine.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:325, fig. 1869. Lamartine.
- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 797. 1869.
Raised by Bivort, director of the nurseries of the Society of Van Mons and first reported in 1850. Fruit small, globular or turbinate, flattened, often irregular and bossed, olive-green, dotted and very much covered with russet; flesh white, coarse, melting, generally gritty around the core; juice sufficient, sweet, musky and delicate; second, or third when the flesh is excessively gritty; Nov.