Saint Francoise
PearSaint Francoise
Origin/History
Of foreign origin. Also known as Royale Nouvelle.
Tree
Vigorous growth habit. Young wood grayish brown.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large; oblong obovate pyriform.
Skin: Greenish yellow, netted and patched with russet, thickly sprinkled with russet dots.
Stalk (Stem): Long, curved, inserted by a fleshy lip in a small cavity.
Calyx: Open; segments rather large, recurved.
Basin: Rather abrupt.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, fine, juicy, melting. Flavor sugary, vinous, with a peculiarly perfumed character. Quality: good to very good.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Storage/Keeping
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Saint Francoise.
Royale Nouvelle.
Of foreign origin. Tree vigorous. Young wood grayish brown.
Fruit rather large, oblong obovate pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, curved, inserted by a fleshy lip in a small cavity. Calyx open. Segments rather large, recurved, set in a rather abrupt basin. Flesh whitish, fine, juicy, melting, with a sugary, vinous, peculiarly perfumed flavor. Good to very good. October.