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Delices de Froyennes

Pear

DELICES DE FROYENNES

Origin/History

This variety was obtained by M. de Courcelle, of Lille, near Tournay.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Acute pyriform.

Skin: A little rough, clear fawn-color.

Stem: Straight, stout.

Calyx: Open.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh/Flavor: White, fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November, December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.


Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900); originally cited from Revue Horticole.

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Described in 1 period pomological work

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DELICES DE FROYENNES.

This variety was obtained by M. de Courcelle, of Lille, near Tournay.

Fruit medium, acute pyriform. Skin a little rough, clear fawn-color. Stalk straight, stout. Calyx open. Flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. November, December. (Revue Horticole.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Leckerbissen von Froyennes