Duchesse d'Angoulême Panachée
PearDuchesse d'Angoulême Panachée
Origin / History
In 1848 the variety was attributed to M. Audusson, who originated Duchesse d'Angoulême. Leroy, in his Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1869), claims that it proceeded from Audusson's nursery in 1840. Hogg's Fruit Manual (1884) also cites the variety.
Tree
The wood and leaves are mottled with yellow and green.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Mottled with yellow and green.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
A variegated form of Duchesse d'Angoulême.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Duchesse d'Angoulême Panachée.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:102. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 569. 1884.
A variegated form of Duchesse d'Angoulême, the wood, leaves and fruit being mottled with yellow and green. In 1848 it was attributed to M. Audusson, who originated Duchesse d'Angoulême, but Leroy claims that it proceeded from his nursery in 1840.