Doyenne Santellete
PearDoyenne Santellete
Origin / History
A fine handsome Pear from Flanders. The variety is described in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), where the description is credited to Lindley. The source spells the name "Doyenne Santellet."
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Obtuse pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, with marblings and specks of gray russet.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, a little gritty, tender. Musky perfume.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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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.)