Delices de Mons

Pear

Delices de Mons

Origin/History Foreign origin.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium; pyriform (pear-shaped); surface uneven.

Stem Half-inch long.

Calyx Small.

Skin Yellowish green in shade, russet in sun; dotted and spotted with gray.

Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, melting, juicy, perfumed. Quality: "very good."

Core and Seeds Not described in source.

Season September, October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Source: F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

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Delices de Mons. Foreign. Fruit, medium, pyriform, uneven surface ; stem, half-inch long ; calyx, small ; skin, yellowish green in shade, russet in sun, dotted and spotted with gray : flesh, yellowish, melting, juicy, perfumed ; "very good." September, October.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Devergnies Délices Van Mons Delices d'Hardenpont of Belgium Archiduc Charles Beurre d'Aremberg Delices d'Hardenpont of Angers De Duvergnies