Reine Caroline
PearReine Caroline
Origin / History
A European pear (Downing).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Narrow, pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, with a red cheek; Downing specifies the cheek as brownish red.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, crisp, rather dry to dry. Quality "indifferent" (Downing); "poor" (Thomas).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Only fit for cooking (Downing).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1845) from Massachusetts
- Winship's Nursery (Brighton Nurseries , operated by the Winship family), Brighton (Boston) , Massachusetts — 1845
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Reine Caroline.
A European Pear, only fit for cooking.
Fruit of medium size, narrow pyriform. Skin yellow, with a brownish red cheek. Flesh white, crisp, rather dry and indifferent in quality. November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Reine Caroline. Medium, narrow, pyriform, yellow with a red cheek; crisp, dry, poor. November.