Tarquin des Pyrenees
PearTarquin des Pyrenees
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Tree vigorous.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Pyriform.
Stem: Long, stout, fleshy at its junction.
Cavity: Wanting; stem set without cavity.
Calyx: Large, open, with persistent segments.
Basin: Broad, irregular, surrounded by russet.
Skin: Green, sprinkled or patched with russet.
Dots: Thickly covering the surface, brown.
Flesh and flavor: Quality poor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
A very long keeper, "great keeper"; said to keep two years.
Uses
Only a cooking pear.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1849) from Massachusetts
- Hovey & Co. , Cambridge , Massachusetts — 1849
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Tarquin des Pyrenees.
Tree vigorous.
Fruit large, pyriform. Stem long, stout, fleshy at its junction, without cavity. Calyx large, open, with persistent segments, in a broad, irregular basin, surrounded by russet. Skin green, sprinkled or patched with russet, and thickly covered with brown dots. Flesh of poor quality, a very long keeper, and said to keep two years. Only a cooking Pear.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Tarquin des Pyrenées. Large, pyriform, green; quality poor—great keeper.