Fortunée Supérieure

Pear

Origin and History

Obtained by M. Flon of Angers, France, about 1850 from a bed of seeds of Fortunée. In 1854, M. Flon submitted the variety to the Horticultural Society of Maine-et-Loire, which found the flesh to be "very fine, very melting, agreeably perfumed and more free from acidity than the old pear Fortunée," and accordingly named it Fortunée supérieure.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Flesh and Flavor: Very fine, very melting, agreeably perfumed, and more free from acidity than the old pear Fortunée.

Size, Form, Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Skin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

January to April.

Uses

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Fortunée Supérieure.

Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:190. 1869.

This was obtained by M. Flon, Angers, Fr., about 1850 from a bed of seeds of Fortunée. In 1854 M. Flon submitted it to the Horticultural Society of Maine-et-Loire which found its flesh "very fine, very melting, agreeably perfumed and more free from acidity than the old pear Fortunée," and therefore gave it the name Fortunée supérieure; Jan. to Apr.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)