Louis-Philippe
PearLouis-Philippe
Origin/History Origin uncertain; described by Prévost of Rouen, France in 1848.
Fruit
Size and form: Large, turbinate; very obtuse and very irregular in form; swelled, especially on one side on its lower half.
Skin: Rough and bronzed all over on a basis of gray-green; sprinkled with numerous large, prominent, brownish dots.
Flesh: White; semi-fine and semi-breaking.
Juice and flavor: Not abundant; more or less acid; wanting in sugar; slightly perfumed.
Stem, cavity, calyx, and basin: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Season Early October.
Uses Not described in source.
Other Quality classification: Second class.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Louis-Philippe.
- Kenrick Am. Orch. 169. 1841.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:354, fig. 1869.
Origin uncertain, though it was described by Prévost, Rouen, Fr., in 1848. Fruit large, turbinate, very obtuse and very irregular in form, swelled, especially on one side on its lower half; skin rough and bronzed all over on a basis of gray-green, sprinkled with numerous large, prominent, brownish dots; flesh white, semi-fine and semi-breaking; juice not abundant, more or less acid, wanting in sugar, slightly perfumed; second; early Oct.