Doyenne Sentelet
PearDoyenne Sentelet
Origin / History
A gain of Van Mons, 1823 (Hedrick). Foreign, an old variety, little known (Elliott, 1865). Downing, citing Lindley, calls it "a fine handsome Pear from Flanders."
Tree
Vigorous; wood stout, yellowish (Elliott).
Fruit
Size: Above medium (Elliott; Downing, citing Lindley); about medium or below (Hedrick).
Form: Roundish pyriform (Elliott) or obtuse pyriform (Downing, citing Lindley); turbinate-ovate-obtuse, often irregular (Hedrick).
Stem: Long, slender (Elliott).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Small, open (Elliott).
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Ground color dull yellowish green (Elliott), greenish yellow (Downing, citing Lindley), or deep rich yellow (Hedrick). Marked with traces, streaks, and dots of russet, red in the sun (Elliott); marblings and specks of gray russet (Downing, citing Lindley); much mottled and speckled with cinnamon-colored russet (Hedrick).
Dots: Russet dots (Elliott); specks of gray russet (Downing, citing Lindley).
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish white, or white (Downing, citing Lindley); melting, juicy; vinous, sugary (Hedrick). Downing, citing Lindley, gives it a little gritty, tender, with a musky perfume. Quality "very good" (Elliott); "good" (Hedrick).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Hedrick cites figures in Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:86 (1869), and Mas, Pom. Gen. 3:137, fig. 165 (1878).
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
- Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Doyenne Santellet
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865) — listed as Doyenne Santellete
View original book sources (3)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Doyenne Santellete. Sentilet. Foreign. An old variety, little known. Tree, vigorous ; wood, stout, yellowish. Fruit, above medium, roundish pyriform, dull yellowish green, traces, streaks, and dots of russet, red in sun ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, small, open ; flesh, yellowish white, vinous, melting, juicy ; "very good." October.
— 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.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doyenne Sentelet.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:86, fig. 1869.
- Mas Pom. Gen. 3:137, fig. 165. 1878. A gain of Van Mons, 1823. Fruit about medium or below, turbinate-ovate-obtuse, often irregular, deep rich yellow, much mottled and speckled with cinnamon-colored russet; flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous; good; Oct.