L'Orange d'Hyver
Pear
L'Orange d'Hyver
Origin and History
Imported to America from France under the incorrect designation "L'Echasserie." The importer identified the fruit as corresponding to the Orange d'Hyver as described by Abbé Rozier in the Cours d'Agriculture, and has assigned it this corrected name.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Not larger than a small orange; nearly round, slightly flattened at each end.
Stem
Long.
Skin
Dull yellowish green with faint blotches of russet-colored dots. Rough, thick, and firm to the touch.
Flesh and Flavor
White, melting, juicy, and sprightly with fine flavor.
Cavity, Calyx, and Basin
Not described in source.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season and Storage
Ripens in November. In favorable seasons will keep until January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- L'ORANGE D'HYVER.
This name I have given to a pear I imported from France under the name of L'Echasserie, which is certainly incorrect---it bears a stronger resemblance to the Orange d'Hyver as delineated and described by the Abbe Rozier in the Cours d'Agriculture, than any other fruit; it is of estimable character as a fine winter pear; the size is not larger than a small orange, nearly round, a little flattened at each end, the stem long, the skin a dull yellowish green, with faint blotches of russet coloured dots, rough, thick, and firm: the flesh white, melting, juicy, sprightly and finely flavoured---it ripens in November, and in favourable seasons will keep till January.