President de la Bastie
PearPresident de la Bastie
Origin / History
Originated with M. Boisselot, Nantes, France. The variety is listed in Mathieu's Nom. Pom. (1889), page 265, and in the Cat. Cong. Pom. France (1906), page 330, figure 1.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Shape of Bartlett.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, fine, melting; good to very good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
February and March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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 (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)President de la Bastie.
- Mathieu Nom. Pom. 265. 1889. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 330, fig. 1906.
Originated with M. Boisselot, Nantes, Fr. Fruit large, shape of Bartlett; flesh white, fine, melting; good to very good; Feb. and Mar.