Docteur Andry
PearDocteur Andry
Origin/History Raised in the nurseries of M. Boisbunel, Jr., at Rouen, France, in 1849.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, globular, Bergamot-shaped.
Skin: Bright yellow all over, with dots of russet around the stalk, and sprinkled with small brown specks.
Flesh and Flavor: Very white, fine, melting, somewhat gritty at center, juicy, sugary, with a delicate taste of musk. Quality first-class.
Season November.
Tree Not described in source.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin Not described in source.
Core and Seeds Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Not described in source.
Sources Cited:
- Leroy, Dictionary Pomologique, 2:31, fig. 1869
- Hogg, Fruit Manual, 561. 1884
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Docteur Andry.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:31, fig. 1869.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 561. 1884.
Raised in the nurseries of M. Boisbunel, Jr., at Rouen, Fr., in 1849. Fruit medium, globular, Bergamot-shaped, bright yellow all over, with dots of russet around the stalk, and sprinkled with small brown specks; flesh very white, fine, melting, somewhat gritty at center, juicy, sugary, with a delicate taste of musk; first; Nov.