Madame Chaudy
PearMadame Chaudy
Origin/History
Obtained by M. Chaudy at Chaponost, Rhone, France, from a seed bed made in 1861.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Sometimes resembles the form of the Bartlett; generally turbinate, swelled and bossed in its circumference.
Skin: Slightly rough; pale yellow, dotted with gray; reddened on the side next the sun; marbled and washed with clear fawn around the two ends.
Flesh and Flavor: Rather white, granular at center, rather fine, melting, very juicy, saccharine, and agreeably acid and perfumed. Quality rated very good.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
References: Garden Chronicle N.S. 18:211 (1882); Catalogue Congrès Pomologique France 296, fig. (1906).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Madame Chaudy.
i. Gard. Chron. N. S. 18:211. 1882. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 296, fig. 1906.
Obtained by M. Chaudy at Chaponost, Rhone, Fr., from a seed bed made in 1861. Fruit large, sometimes of the form of the Bartlett, generally turbinate, swelled and bossed in its circumference; skin slightly rough, pale yellow, dotted with gray, reddened on the side next the sun, marbled and washed with clear fawn around the two ends; flesh rather white, granular at center, rather fine, melting, very juicy, saccharine, and agreeably acid and perfumed; very good; Nov.