Madame Ballet

Pear

Madame Ballet

Origin and History

Originated with M. Ballet, a nurseryman at Parenty, France, and was placed on the market in 1894.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Ovate

Skin: Yellow, dotted with gray, brightened with a rose blush on the side next the sun

Flavor and Quality: Very good

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Flesh, and Core: Not described in source.

Season

January to March

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Catalogued in Catalogue du Congrès Pomologique de France, 292, with figure 1906.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Madame Ballet.

Cat. Cong. Pom. France 292, fig. 1906.

Obtained by M. Ballet, nurseryman at Parenty, Fr., and was placed on the market in 1894. Fruit large, ovate, yellow, dotted with gray, and brightened with a rose blush on the side next the sun; very good; Jan. to Mar.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)