Poire de Jardin
Pear
Poire de Jardin (Garden Pear)
Origin/History Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit Size and form: Large pear, rather long and flat at the blossom end, diminishing gradually towards the stalk.
Stem: About an inch long, and large.
Skin: Yellow and thick.
Flesh: Yellow, rich, firm, juicy, and melting.
Season Ripens in November.
Uses Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)
- POIRE DE JARDIN, OR GARDEN PEAR.
A large pear, rather long, and flat at the blossom end, diminishing gradually towards the stalk, which is about an inch long, and large; the skin yellow and thick, the flesh yellow, rich, firm, juicy, and melting; it ripens in November.
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