Marie Guisse
PearMarie Guisse
Origin / History
Said to have been grown from seed of St. Germain in 1834, near the town of Metz, France (Downing); Hedrick gives the place as near Metz, Lorraine. Twenty years elapsed before the seedling fruited (Downing). Hedrick cites Leroy, Dictionnaire de Pomologie 2:398, fig. (1869), and Hogg, Fruit Manual 613 (1884).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obovate, oblong, pyriform.
Stem: Rather long and moderately stout.
Cavity: Narrow, furrowed.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Surface uneven; yellow, with shades of red in the sun.
Dots: Large, dull, dark specks.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish white, granular, melting, sweet, vinous.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Downing's description is marked "(Verg.)".
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Marie Guisse.
This variety is said to have been grown from seed of St. Germain, in 1834, near the town of Metz, France. It was twenty years before it fruited.
Fruit medium size, obovate oblong pyriform. Surface uneven, yellow, with shades of red in sun, and large, dull, dark specks. Stalk rather long and moderately stout, set in a narrow furrowed cavity. Flesh yellowish white, granular, melting, sweet, vinous. December, February. (Verg.)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Marie Guisse.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:398, fig. 1869.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 613. 1884.
Grown from seed of St. Germain in 1834, near Metz, Lorraine. Fruit medium, obovate-oblong-pyriform, surface uneven, yellow, with shades of red in the sun, and large, dull dark specks; flesh yellowish-white, granular, melting, sweet, vinous; Dec. to Feb.