Seigneur d'Été
PearSeigneur d'Été
Origin / History
An old Flemish pear sent to England by M. Stoffels of Mechlin and exhibited by the Horticultural Society of London in 1819. Described under the name Seigneur d'Été in Lindley's guide of 1831, page 348.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Obtuse-oval.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Fine orange, with bright scarlet on the sunny side.
Dots: Sprinkled with small brown spots, and partially marked with larger ones of the same color.
Flesh and flavor: Melting, with a rich, highly flavored juice.
Core and seeds: Extremely small core.
Season
Beginning and middle of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Seigneur d'Été.
i. Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 348. 1831.
An old Flemish pear sent to England by M. Stoffels of Mechlin and exhibited by the Horticultural Society of London in 1819. Fruit above medium, obtuse-oval; skin fine orange, with bright scarlet on the sunny side, sprinkled with small brown spots and partially marked with larger ones of the same color; flesh melting, with an extremely small core, and a rich, highly flavored juice; beginning and middle of Sept.