Doyenne Santellet
PearDoyenne Santellet
Origin/History
A fine handsome Pear from Flanders.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium, obtuse pyriform.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with marblings and specks of gray russet.
Flesh and Flavor: White, a little gritty, tender, with musky perfume.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing Lindley.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Doyenne Santellet.
A fine handsome Pear from Flanders.
Fruit above medium, obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, with marblings and specks of gray russet. Flesh white, a little gritty, tender, musky perfume. October. (Lindley.)
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