Vigne
PearOrigin and History
Said to have originated in France, possibly near Anjou, prior to 1675. The variety has been documented in classical pomological literature under the names Vine Pear, Lady, and Demoiselle.
Tree
Large and vigorous, with a scraggly growth habit. Very productive bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form
Small, turbinate (pear-shaped).
Skin
Rough surface. Dull red color, covered with gray specks.
Stem
Long and slender.
Calyx
Large, open.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor
Yellowish, slightly granular texture. Juicy and well perfumed.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Documented in classical pomological literature: Duhamel's Traité des Arbres Fruitiers (1768, Pl. LVIII, fig. 2); Leroy's Dictionnaire Pomologique (1869); Mawe and Abercrombie's Universal Gardener and Botanist (1778); Prince's Pomological Manual (1831); and Mas's Le Verger (1866–73, fig. 169).
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.