Naquette
PearNaquette (Pear)
Origin/History
This pear was described by Claude Saint-Étienne in 1670 under the name Naquette. After that time it appears to have been classed in the Caillot family with the name Caillot. Later it received among other names Bergamot Early (Lindley) and Bergamote Precoce (Calvel).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or smaller, spherical, flattened at both poles.
Skin: Thin, smooth, grass-green dotted with fawn. When ripe, clouded with yellow on the shaded side and washed or streaked with red on the cheek next the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: White, rather transparent, fine, melting, full of sugary juice, acidulous, pleasantly perfumed, very delicate. Quality rated as first (highest).
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Mid-August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Reference: Mas Le Verger 2:109, fig. 53. 1866-73.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Naquette.
i. Mas Le Verger 2:109, fig. 53. 1866-73.
Under the name Naquette this pear was described by Claude Saint-Étienne in 1670. After that time it appears to have been classed in the Caillot family with the name Caillot. Later still it received among other names that of Bergamot Early (Lindley) and Bergamote Precoce (Calvel).
Fruit medium or smaller, spherical, flattened at both poles; skin thin, smooth, grass-green dotted with fawn, when ripe clouded with yellow on the shaded side and washed or streaked with red on the cheek next the sun; flesh white, rather transparent, fine, melting, full of sugary juice, acidulous, pleasantly perfumed, very delicate; first; mid-Aug.