Docteur Lindley

Pear

Docteur Lindley

Origin/History

First exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1871. Historical references in Massachusetts Horticultural Society Report (1871) and Guide Pratique (1876).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Above medium, broadly turbinate.

Skin: Yellow, tinged with red and slightly traced with russet.

Flesh & Flavor: White, buttery, sweet, highly flavored.

Quality: Very good.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin Texture, Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

View original book sources (1)

Docteur Lindley.

Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 40. 1871.

Guide Prat. 108. 1876.

Shown at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1871.

Fruit above medium, broadly turbinate, yellow, tinged with red and slightly traced with russet; flesh white, buttery, sweet, highly flavored; very good; Nov.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Doctor Lindley