Rousselet St. Nicholas
PearOrigin/History: Belgian pear. Downing assessed the variety as of little value.
Tree: Not described in source.
Fruit: Size: Below medium.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Skin: Yellow, shaded with crimson in the sun; netted, patched, and dotted with russet.
Flesh: Whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season: November.
Uses: Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Rousselet St. Nicholas.
A Belgian Pear, so far as we have seen it, of little value.
Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded with crimson in the sun, netted, patched, and dotted with russet. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous. November.