Madame Duparc
PearMadame Duparc
Origin and History
Gained (bred) by M. Bessard-Duparc near Savenay, France, and fruited first about 1845. Originally described by Mas in Pomologie Générale (vol. 4, p. 149, fig. 267) in 1879.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; ovate-obtuse-pyriform, regular in contour.
Skin: Rather thick; lively green ground color, speckled with indistinct darker green spots; green becomes brighter at maturity; a rather dense russet sometimes covering the calyx and the summit.
Flesh and Flavor: White; coarse; semi-buttery; gritty around the core. Juice rather deficient; sugary and only slightly scented. Quality indifferent.
Core and Seeds: Gritty tissue present around the core (specific seed characteristics not described).
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not explicitly stated in source; indifferent quality rating suggests table use of modest merit.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Madame Duparc. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:149, fig. 267. 1879.
Gained by M. Bessard-Duparc, near Savenay, Fr., and fruited first about 1845. Fruit medium, ovate-obtuse-pyriform, regular in contour; skin rather thick, lively green, speckled with indistinct darker green spots, the green becoming brighter at maturity, a rather dense russet sometimes covering the calyx and the summit; flesh white, coarse, semi-buttery, gritty around the core; juice rather deficient, sugary and only slightly scented; indifferent; Oct. and Nov.