Rouget
PearRouget
Origin / History
Rouget is listed by Noisette, Man. Comp. Jard. 2:537, 1860, and by Baltet, Cult. Fr. 404, 405, 1908. It is a small French pear. Confectioners of Paris obtain large quantities of the fruit from the neighborhood of Etampes.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: The flesh of this small French pear becomes red when cooked.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
The flesh becomes red when cooked, and the confectioners of Paris use large quantities of the fruit obtained from the neighborhood of Etampes. It is also considered a first class pear for perry.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Rouget.
i. Noisette Man. Comp. Jard. 2:537. 1860. 2. Baltet Cult. Fr. 404, 405. 1908.
The flesh of this small French pear becomes red when cooked and the confectioners of Paris use large quantites of it obtained from the neighborhood of Etampes. It is also considered a first class pear for perry.