Fin Or D'Ete'
Pear
Fin Or D'Ete'
Origin / History
Fin Or D'Ete' is described by William Coxe in A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), where it is listed as item 8 under the name "Fin Or D'Ete,' or Fine Gold of Summer."
Tree
The tree is vigorous in growth, with long hanging limbs.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Nearly round. The blossom end is flat.
Stem: Almost an inch long, growing a little on one side.
Cavity: Described only in terms of the stem, which grows a little on one side.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Has a small degree of roughness. One side is a rich yellow, and the other is a brilliant red.
Dots: On the red side, the skin is dotted with yellow.
Flesh and flavor: Rich and juicy, "breaking, and highly flavoured." The flavor is high.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
The fruit is in perfection about the twentieth of July.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Coxe describes Fin Or D'Ete' as "a very fine and beautiful pear."
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as 8. FIN OR D'ETE,' OR FINE GOLD OF SUMMER.
View original book sources (1)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- FIN OR D'ETE,' OR FINE GOLD OF SUMMER.
This is a very fine and beautiful pear—the size is small, the form nearly round—the blossom end flat, the stem almost an inch long, growing a little on one side—the skin has a small degree of roughness; of a rich yellow on one side, and on the other a brilliant red, dotted with yellow; the flesh rich and juicy, breaking, and highly flavoured; the growth of the tree vigorous, with long hanging limbs—in perfection about the twentieth of July.