Madeleine, Citron de Carmes

Pear

Madeleine, Citron de Carmes

Origin/History

Coxe (1817) notes that William Prince called this variety the Early Chaumontel. It is described by Coxe as one of the finest fruits of its season.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Coxe describes the fruit as small, not much larger than the Hativean. Kelway gives the size as medium.

Form: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Green (Coxe).

Flesh/Flavor: Juicy, buttery, and highly flavoured (Coxe). The taste, when not too ripe, is sugary (Coxe). Kelway describes the flesh as working (melting), very rich, and sugary.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

An early variety (Coxe).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Coxe regards this as one of the finest fruits of the season.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

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MADELEINE, CITRON DE CARMES, OR GREEN CHISSEL.

This is a very fine early fruit—the size is small, not much larger than the Hativean—the skin green, the flesh juicy, buttery, and highly flavoured—the taste, when not too ripe, sugary. This pear Mr. Prince calls the early Chaumontel; it is one of the finest fruits of the season.

— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)

working, medium, very rich, and sugary

— Kelway & Son, Kelways Manual (1897) (1897)

Citron de Carmes Green Chissel early Chaumontel St. Germaine