Rivers
PearRivers
Origin / History
A delicious pear raised in 1864 by Leroy at Angers, France, and dedicated by him to Thomas Rivers, the distinguished English pomologist. The variety bears the name of its dedicatee. It is cited as Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:583, fig., 1869, and as Hogg, Fruit Man., 637, 1884.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Turbinate, regular in outline.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish ground color, almost entirely covered with bright brown-russet.
Dots: Dotted with brown.
Flesh and flavor: Very melting, white, fine, juicy, saccharine, vinous, refreshing, with a delicate musky perfume. Quality first.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited in Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921), as Leroy, Dict. Pom. 2:583, fig., 1869, and Hogg, Fruit Man., 637, 1884.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rivers.
- Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:583, fig. 1869.
- Hogg Fruit Man. 637. 1884.
A delicious pear raised in 1864 by Leroy at Angers, Fr., and dedicated by him to Thomas Rivers, the distinguished English pomologist. Fruit medium, turbinate, regular in outline, greenish, dotted with brown and almost entirely covered with bright brown-russet; flesh very melting, white, fine, juicy, saccharine, vinous, refreshing, with a delicate musky perfume; first; Sept.