Rameau
PearRameau
Origin / History
Rameau is a seedling of Van Mons, distinct from Besi des Veterans. It was first published in the Report of the American Pomological Society, page 239, in 1854. Leroy's Dictionnaire de pomologie (volume 2, page 572, with figure) of 1869 figured it under the name "Silberdstige Gewurzbirne." Dochnahl's Führer durch die Obstkunde (volume 2, page 15) of 1856 also describes the variety.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Oblong-oval.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Thick, rough, greenish, gray or bronzed on the sunny side, stained with dark russet.
Dots: Dotted with dark russet.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish-white, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, acidulous, aromatic. Quality inferior.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited in the American Pomological Society report (1854), Leroy (1869), and Dochnahl (1856) as listed above.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rameau.
- Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 239. 1854.
- Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:572, fig. 1869. Silberdstige Gewurzbirne.
- Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:15. 1856.
A seedling of Van Mons distinct from Besi des Veterans. Fruit above medium, oblong-oval; skin thick, rough, greenish, gray or bronzed on sunny side, stained and dotted with dark russet; flesh yellowish-white, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, acidulous, aromatic; inferior.