Dorothee Royale Nouvelle
PearDorothee Royale Nouvelle
Origin / History
Described and figured by Mas, Pom. Gen. 7:39, fig. 500, 1881; described also by Hogg.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: About medium (Hogg); small (Mas).
Form: Pyriform, uneven.
Stem: Stalk stout.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth; clear deep lemon yellow (Hogg), or green changing to pale yellow (Mas); here and there a patch of cinnamon russet (Hogg), or some russet markings (Mas).
Dots: Speckled with grayish dots (Mas).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh whitish (Mas), very fine, melting, juicy, rich (Hogg); sugary, delicious, rated "good" (Mas).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Last of October (Hogg); October and November (Mas).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)DOROTHÉE ROYALE NOUVELLE.
Fruit about medium, pyriform, uneven. Skin smooth, clear deep lemon yellow, with here and there a patch of cinnamon russet. Calyx open. Stalk stout. Flesh very fine, melting, juicy, rich. Last of October. (Hogg.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Dorothee Royale Nouvelle. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:39, fig. 500. 1881. Fruit small, pyriform, green changing to pale yellow, some russet markings and speckled with grayish dots; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, sugary, delicious; good; Oct. and Nov.