Madame de Madre
PearMadame de Madre
Origin/History
Raised by Daras de Naghin of Antwerp, Belgium, from Delices d'Hardenpont in 1881 and sent out by him.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium; pyriform, rather elongated, contracted at the lower end terminating in an oblique cone at the base, compressed on two sides at the narrow end, rounded at the upper end.
Color & Surface: Citron-yellow lightly speckled with rust-red.
Flesh & Flavor: Amber-white, very delicate, melting, very juicy. Sweet with a pleasant perfume; nutty and rather spicy.
Quality Rating: Very good.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Sources:
- U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)
- Guide Pratique 95 (1895)
- Gardeners' Chronicle, 3rd Series, 30:271 (1901)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Madame de Madre. i. Guide Prat. 95. 1895. 2. Card. Chron. 3rd Ser. 30:271. 1901. Sent out by Daras de Naghin, Antwerp, Bel., who raised it from Delices d'Hardenpont, in 1881. Fruit medium, pyriform, rather elongated, contracted at the lower end terminating in an oblique cone at the base, compressed on two sides at the narrow end, rounded at the upper end, citron-yellow lightly speckled with rust-red; flesh amber-white, very delicate, melting, very juicy, sweet, with a pleasant perfume, nutty and rather spicy; very good; Oct.