Madame Loriol de Barny

Madame Loriol de Barny

Origin/History

Raised by André Leroy in 1866 at his nurseries at Angers, France, from seed of Bartlett. References: Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:381, fig. 1869; Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 92, 1872.

Tree

Vigorous, upright, productive. (Downing.)

Fruit

Size and Form: Downing describes the fruit as medium, oblong pyriform, a little obtuse. Hedrick describes it as large, ovate and nearly cylindrical, always rather irregular.

Stem: Short. (Downing.)

Cavity: Small, or slight depression. (Downing.)

Calyx: Closed, or nearly so. (Downing.)

Basin: Rather shallow, a little uneven. (Downing.)

Skin: Downing describes the skin as greenish yellow at first, changing to a deep yellow, slightly bronzed, sometimes a shade of red in the sun. Hedrick gives a more detailed account: clear yellow clouded with green, more or less streaked and mottled with russet, covered with large, grayish-brown or greenish dots, and often stained with fawn around the calyx and stem.

Flesh and Flavor: Downing describes the flesh as yellowish, a little coarse, melting, juicy, and slightly vinous. Hedrick describes it as yellowish-white, excessively melting and fine, juicy, rarely gritty, sugary, perfumed, with a tart flavor and a delicate and agreeable after-taste of musk. (Note conflict on texture: Downing finds it a little coarse; Hedrick finds it fine and excessively melting.)

Quality: Good to very good (Downing); first quality (Hedrick).

Season

October–November (Downing); November (Hedrick).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.