Saint Germain de Pepins
PearSaint Germain de Pepins
Origin/History
A foreign variety. Origin unknown (Hedrick). Hedrick (1921) cites Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, p. 850 (1869) as the primary reference.
Tree
A good grower and an early bearer. (Downing only; not described in Hedrick.)
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium in size, nearly globular or obovate, slightly pyriform.
Stem: Rather long and stout, largest at the junction with the tree. (Downing only.)
Cavity: Small, irregular, russeted. (Downing only.)
Calyx: Partially closed. (Downing only.)
Basin: Irregular, corrugated. (Downing only.)
Skin: Pale yellow, lightly shaded or mottled with crimson in the sun, netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, coarse and gritty, with a hard core. Quality: Good.
Season
February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Saint Germain de Pefins.
A foreign variety. Tree a good grower and an early bearer.
Fruit medium, nearly globular or obovate, slightly pyriform. Skin pale yellow, lightly shaded or mottled with crimson in the sun, netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk rather long and stout, largest at junction with the tree. Cavity small, irregular, russeted. Calyx partially closed. Basin irregular, corrugated. Flesh yellowish, coarse and gritty, with a hard core. Good. February.
— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Saint Germain de Pepins.
i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 850. 1869.
Foreign. Origin unknown. Fruit medium, nearly globular or obovate, slightly pyriform, pale yellow, lightly shaded or mottled with crimson in the sun, netted and patched with russet and thickly sprinkled with russet dots; flesh yellowish, coarse and gritty, with a hard core; good; Feb.