Huguenot
PearHuguenot
Origin / History
An American pear, originated by a Mr. Johonnot of Salem, Massachusetts. The first reference Hedrick lists is Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 1845, page 394. Downing judged it "not worthy of general cultivation." The American Pomological Society rejected it in October 1850 (Hedrick).
Tree
Bears abundantly (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish or globular.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Smooth (Hedrick), pale yellow, sprinkled with large spots of bright red, or "dotted red" (Thomas).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine-grained, half breaking to breaking (Thomas), sweet but rather dry, "wanting in flavor and juice" (Downing). Downing rates it "Good"; Hedrick rates it "poor."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 4 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 (4)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Huguenot. American. Medium, roundish, pale yellow, spots of red.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Huguenot.
A fruit originated by Mr. Johonnot, of Salem, Mass. It bears abundantly, but is rather dry, and not worthy of general cultivation.
Fruit medium, roundish, pale yellow, sprinkled with large spots of bright red. Flesh white, fine-grained, half breaking, sweet, but wanting in flavor and juice. Good. October.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Huguenot. Medium, roundish, pale yellow, dotted red; breaking, sweet, rather dry. October. Mass.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Huguenot,
i. Downing FT. Trees Am. 394. 1845.
Originated by a Mr. Johonnot of Salem, Mass. Rejected by the American Pomological Society, October, 1850.
Fruit medium, globular, smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled with large spots of bright red; flesh white, fine-grained, semi-breaking, sweet but wanting in flavor and juice; poor; Oct.