Laure Gilbert
PearLaure Gilbert
Origin / History
Distributed by M. Gilbert, Antwerp, Belgium, in 1886. Described in Guide Prat., p. 95 (1895).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: The fruit bears much resemblance to that of the Chaumontel.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh much more melting than that of the Chaumontel; flavor more sprightly.
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 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Laure Gilbert.
- Guide Prat. 95. 1895.
Distributed by M. Gilbert, Antwerp, Bel., in 1886. The fruit bears much resemblance to that of the Chaumontel, but its flesh is much more melting and its flavor more sprightly; Oct.