Seigneur d'Été
PearSeigneur d'Été
Origin and History
An old Flemish pear sent to England by M. Stoffels of Mechlin and exhibited by the Horticultural Society of London in 1819.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: 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 and Flavor: Melting, with a rich, highly flavored juice.
Core: Extremely small.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Season
Beginning and middle of September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Source: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); Lindley, Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden (1831), p. 348.
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.