DOYENNE D'HIVER

Pear

Origin and History

Foreign origin. Noted as Coffin's Virgalieu in period usage.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium

Form: Roundish obovate

Color: Yellow with faint blush

Cavity, Stem, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Flesh, Flavor, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Found in 2 catalogs (1864–1900) from Oregon

St. Helena Nursery , Howell's Prairie, Marion County , Oregon — 1864
Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

DOYENNE D'HIVER. Coffin's Virgalieu. Foreign. Medium, roundish obovate, yellow, faint blush. November.

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

Coffin's Virgalieu Duchesse de Bordeaux Easter Bergamot Figue d'Alençon Saint Herblain d'Hiver Sylvange