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Origin / History
A Flemish pear (Downing; Thomas).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small (Downing); large (Thomas).
Form: Obovate, obtuse, pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow, pale, with a little russet (Downing).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Rather gritty near the core, elsewhere buttery. Downing calls the quality "not very good" and "Hardly good"; Thomas, "moderate."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1845–1849) from Massachusetts
- Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Gendesheim.
Verlaine. Verlaine d'Été. Gendebien.
A Flemish Pear, of not very good quality.
Fruit small, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale greenish yellow, a little russet. Flesh rather gritty near the core, elsewhere buttery. Hardly good. October and November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Gendesheim. Large, obtuse, pyriform, greenish-yellow; of moderate quality. October, November. Flemish.