Madame Élisa Dumas

Pear

Madame Élisa Dumas

Origin/History A seedling raised by M. Bonnefoy, near Lyons, France. Disseminated in 1857. First documented in Mas Pom. Gen. 5:19, fig. 298 (1880).

Fruit

Size & Form: Medium, conic-ovate, regular in contour.

Skin: Thick. At first whitish-green speckled with grayish-black dots, changing to pale yellow and more golden on the side next the sun. Sometimes stains of rough brown-russet are dispersed over the surface.

Flesh & Flavor: White. Only slightly firm without being breaking. Rather gritty around the center. Full of sugary juice, vinous and refreshing.

Quality: Handsome and of good quality.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core & Seeds: Not described in source.

Season August.

Tree Characteristics Not described in source.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Madame Élisa Dumas. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:19, fig. 298. 1880.

A seedling raised by M. Bonnefoy, near Lyons, Fr. He disseminated it in 1857. Fruit medium, conic-ovate, regular in contour; skin thick, at first whitish-green speckled with grayish-black dots, changing to pale yellow, and more golden on the side next the sun; sometimes stains of rough brown-russet are dispersed over its surface; flesh white, only slightly firm without being breaking, rather gritty around the center, full of sugary juice, vinous and refreshing; handsome and of good quality; Aug.

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