Princesse Marianne
PearOrigin and History
Obtained by Van Mons at the Fidélité nursery near Brussels before 1817 from a graft of a wilding. Also known in earlier sources as Calebasse Princesse Marianne. This pear is distinct from Calebasse Bosc, with which it has been confused, though both are similar in color and form.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, pyriform and gourd-shaped, swelled in its lower part, more or less contracted near the summit and not very obtuse.
Skin: Rough, greenish-russet, dotted with clear gray and marbled or speckled with brown.
Flesh and Flavor: White or semi-fine, melting. Contains some grit around the core. Juicy, very saccharine, vinous, and with a highly delicate aroma.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Rated first quality.
Subtypes and Variants
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)Princesse Marianne,
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:559, fig. 1869. Calebasse Princesse Marianne.
- Ann. Pom. Belge 5:67, fig. 1857.
Although very similar in color and form, this pear is distinct from Calebasse Bosc with which it has been confused. It was obtained by Van Mons at the Fidélité nursery near Brussels before 1817 from a graft of a wilding. Fruit large, pyriform and gourd-shaped, swelled in its lower part, more or less contracted near the summit and not very obtuse; skin rough, greenish-russet, dotted with clear gray and marbled or speckled with brown, flesh white or semi-fine, melting, some grit around the core, juicy, very saccharine, vinous and with a highly delicate aroma; first; Oct.