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Maria Stuart

Pear

Origin/History

Belgian, 1851. A Van Mons seedling.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Large

Form: Conic, bent, with unequal sides

Skin: Lemon-yellow, covered densely with gray dots, lightly russeted

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx/Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh: Not described in source.

Flavor: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

October

Uses

Very good for all purposes

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921). Reference: Dochnahl Fuhr, Obstkunde 2:69 (1856).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Maria Stuart.

  1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:69. 1856.

Belgian, 1851. A Van Mons seedling. Fruit large, conic, bent, with unequal sides, lemon-yellow, covered densely with gray dots, lightly russeted; very good for all purposes; Oct.

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