Petite Victorine
PearPetite Victorine
Origin/History
A seedling of M. André Leroy, raised in 1863.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below medium
Form: Globular, flattened at the base but slightly conic at its other extremity
Skin: Greenish, dotted and marbled with russet
Flesh: White, fine, melting; generally free from grit
Juice: Sufficient
Flavor: Saccharine, acidulous, with a specially exquisite, musky flavor
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source
Core and Seeds: Not described in source
Season
December and January
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Quality rating: First (period classification denoting highest merit)
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); reference: Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:528, fig. 1869.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Petite Victorine.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:528, fig. 1869.
A seedling of M. André Leroy raised in 1863. Fruit below medium, globular, flattened at the base but slightly conic at its other extremity, greenish, dotted and marbled with russet; flesh white, fine, melting, generally free from grit; juice sufficient, saccharine, acidulous, with a specially exquisite, musky flavor; first; Dec. and Jan.