Tarquin
PearTarquin
Origin / History
An old variety, never fruited by Downing. Prince's description of Tarquin resembles that of Belle Williams, recently received as new.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Oblong pyriform, with a shallow groove from one end of the fruit to the other.
Stem: Stalk medium length, enlarged, with a fleshy appearance near its junction with the fruit.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Skin greenish yellow, marbled over with fawn.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh breaking without being dry, rather delicate, and has a slight acidity. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens April, May.
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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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Tarquin.
An old variety, which we have never fruited. The description by Prince resembles that of Belle Williams, recently received as new.
Fruit large, oblong pyriform, with a shallow groove from one end of the fruit to the other. Skin greenish yellow, marbled over with fawn. Stalk medium length, enlarged, with a fleshy appearance near its junction with the fruit. Flesh breaking without being dry, rather delicate, and has a slight acidity. Good. Ripens April, May.