Fondante de la Maître d'École
PearFondante de la Maître d'École
Origin/History
A foreign variety, documented by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium
Form: Pyriform (pear-shaped)
Skin: Yellow, dotted with green
Flesh/Flavor: Yellow, half melting
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December, January
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)FONDANTE DE LA MAÎTRE D'ÉCOLE.
A foreign variety.
Fruit medium, pyriform, yellow, dotted with green. Flesh yellow, half melting. December, January. (Hov. Mag.)