Magnate
Pear
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Magnate
Origin/History
A seedling raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, Eng., from Louise Bonne de Jersey, prior to 1880.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, obtuse-pyriform, even and symmetrical in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow covered with rather dark brown-russet, thickly strewed with large russet freckles, blushed and streaked with crimson.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, tender, melting, richly flavored, with a slight perfume of rose-water. Quality: very good.
Core and Seeds: Rather gritty at the core. Seeds not otherwise described in source.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Sources cited: Hogg, Fruit Manual, 610 (1884); Bunyard, Handbook of Hardy Fruits, 186 (1920).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Magnate.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 610. 1884.
- Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 186. 1920. A seedling raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, Eng., from Louise Bonne de Jersey, prior to 1880. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, even and symmetrical in outline, yellow covered with rather dark brown-russet, thickly strewed with large russet freckles, blushed and streaked with crimson; flesh yellow, tender, melting, rather gritty at the core, richly flavored, and with a slight perfume of rose-water; very good; Oct. and Nov.