Madame Vazille
PearOrigin/History
From the seed beds of M. Leroy, Angers, France; first fruit in 1866.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium
Form: Conic-obtuse; fairly regular in outline but always having one side larger than the other
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Thick, somewhat uneven; bronzed all over; sprinkled with dots widely apart and only slightly visible
Flesh: Whitish, fine, melting or semi-melting
Flavor: Very juicy, saccharine, vinous, having a very pleasant flavor
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Designated first class (first quality) in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Madame Vazille.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:384, fig. 1869.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 610. 1884.
From the seed beds of M. Leroy, Angers, Fr.; first fruit in 1866. Fruit above medium, conic-obtuse, fairly regular in outline but always having one side larger than the other; skin thick, somewhat uneven, bronzed all over, sprinkled with dots widely apart and only slightly visible; flesh whitish, fine, melting or semi-melting, very juicy, saccharine, vinous, having a very pleasant flavor; first; Sept.