Secrétaire Rodin

Pear

Secrétaire Rodin

Origin / History

Obtained by M. Sannier, Rouen, France. First published in 1881. Cited in Mathieu, Nom. Pom. 281 (1889), and Guide Prat. 99 (1895).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Fruit medium to large.

Form: Fruit recalling in appearance the Duchesse d'Angoulême.

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: Flesh yellow, vinous, of an agreeable perfume and distinctive flavor.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Nov. and Dec.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Secrétaire Rodin.

Mathieu Nom. Pom. 281. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 99. 1895. Obtained by M. Sannier, Rouen, Fr. It was first published in 1881. Fruit medium to large recalling in appearance the Duchesse d'Angoulême; flesh yellow, vinous, of an agreeable perfume and distinctive flavor; Nov. and Dec.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)