Ministre Viger
PearMinistre Viger
Origin / History
Raised by Messrs. Baltet of Troyes, France, from seed of the Pierre Tourasse. It was much noticed at the International Exhibition at Paris in 1900. Published in Revue Horticole, 1901, page 113.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Turbinate, bossed.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Tender yellow clouded with ochre, washed with rosy gray and salmon on the side next the sun. Perfume noticeable on the skin.
Dots: Speckles of fawn.
Flesh and flavor: Fine, melting, very juicy, saccharine. Flavor recalling that of the Duchesse d'Angoulême.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-December to mid-January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Ministre Viger.
- Rev. Hort. 113. 1901.
Raised by Messrs. Baltet of Troyes, Fr., from seed of the Pierre Tourasse. It was much noticed at the International Exhibition at Paris in 1900. Fruit large, turbinate, bossed, tender yellow clouded with ochre, washed with rosy gray and salmon on the side next the sun, with speckles of fawn; flesh fine, melting, very juicy, saccharine, with perfume noticeable on the skin, and flavor recalling that of the Duchesse d'Angoulême; mid-Dec. to mid-Jan.