Reine des Belges
PearReine des Belges
Origin/History
A seedling raised by Van Mons at Louvain, Belgium, in 1832. First described in Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (1869).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium. Ovate, tending to globular. Slightly mammillate at the top.
Skin: Fine and shining. Pale yellow, sprinkled with very small russet dots. Slightly blushed with tender rose on the side exposed to the sun.
Flesh and Flavor: Very white. A little coarse. Melting or semi-breaking. Watery. Rather granular at center. Juice saccharine, vinous, and perfumed.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Quality rating: second (meaning second-class in the period classification system).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Reine des Belges. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:578, fig. 1869. A seedling raised by Van Mons at Louvain, Bel., in 1832. Fruit above medium, ovate, tending to globular, always slightly mammillate at the top; skin fine and shining, pale yellow, sprinkled with very small russet dots, and slightly blushed with tender rose on the side exposed to the sun; flesh very white, a little coarse, melting or semi-breaking, watery, rather granular at center; juice saccharine, vinous, perfumed; second; Sept.