Vigne
PearVigne
Origin / History
Said to have originated in France, possibly near Anjou, prior to 1675. Described by Duhamel in the Traité des Arbres Fruitiers (1768, vol. 2, p. 242, Pl. LVIII, fig. 2). Figured and described by Leroy in the Dictionnaire de Pomologie (1869, vol. 2, p. 736, fig. 1), and by Mawe and Abercrombie in the Universal Gardener and Botanist (1778). Prince's Pomological Manual (1831, vol. 1, p. 59) and Mas's Le Verger (1866–73, vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 145, fig. 169) also record it. Under the names "Vine Pear," "Lady," and "Demoiselle," it appears in these works.
Tree
Tree large, vigorous, scraggly, very productive.
Fruit
Size: Fruit small.
Form: Turbinate, rough.
Stem: Long, slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Calyx large, open.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Rough, dull red, covered with gray specks.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, slightly granular, juicy, well perfumed.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October.
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)Vigne. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:242, Pl. LVIII, fig. 2. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:736, fig. 1869. Vine Pear. 3. Mawe-Abercrombie Univ. Gard. Bot. 1778. Lady. 4. Prince Pom. Man. 1:59. 1831. Demoiselle. 5. Mas Le Verger 3:Pt. 2, 145, fig. 169. 1866-73. Said to have originated in France, possibly near Anjou, prior to 1675. Tree large, vigorous, scraggly, very productive. Fruit small, turbinate, rough, dull red, covered with gray specks; calyx large, open; stem long, slender; flesh yellowish, slightly granular, juicy, well perfumed; Oct.