Louis Van Houte
PearLouis Van Houte
Origin/History
Named reference appears in Guide Pratique (1876). Classified by Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, as a variety of doubtful or little merit.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
The variety is recorded only as a citation in Hedrick's pear reference (1921), with the classification that it was considered of questionable horticultural value by the 19th-century French nurserymen Simon-Louis.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Louis Van Houte.
i. Guide Prat. 108. 1876.
Classed by Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, with varieties of doubtful or little merit.