La France
PearLa France
Origin/History: Obtained by Claude Blanchet, Vienne, Isere, France, about 1864.
Tree: Not described in source.
Fruit: Medium or rather large, globular-conic in form, irregular and strongly bossed. Skin greenish, sometimes pale yellow, freely dotted with gray. Flesh white, fine or nearly fine, very melting. Juice very saccharine and perfumed. Quality very good.
Season: October and November.
Uses: Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)La France,
- Card. Chron. 3d Ser. 27:350. 1900. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. Fr. 282, fig. 1906.
Obtained by Claude Blanchet, Vienne, Isere, Fr., about 1864. Fruit medium or rather large, globular-conic, irregular, strongly bossed, greenish, sometimes pale yellow, freely dotted with gray; flesh white, fine or nearly fine, very melting; juice very saccharine, perfumed; very good; Oct. and Nov.