Vingt-cinquième Anniversaire de Léopold Ier
PearVingt-cinquième Anniversaire de Léopold Ier
Origin and History Obtained by Xavier Grégoire of Jodoigne, Belgium, in 1855. Documented in historical pomological works under the variant names Twenty-fifth Anniversaire de Leopold I and Souvenir de Leopold Ier.
Tree Characteristics Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, spherical.
Skin: Fine, thin, soft. Very pale green, sprinkled with small, faint grayish dots—few in number and unequally spaced. Changes to jonquil-yellow at maturity.
Flesh and Flavor: Very white, fine, semi-melting. Only fairly juicy, but saccharine with a flavor of sweet wine. Quality: first class.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season October.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Other Historical citations: Annales de Pomologie Belge, vol. IT, fig. 1859; Leroy, Dictionnaire Pomologique, 2:742, fig. 901 (1869); Downing, Fruit Trees of America, p. 869 (1869); Mas, Pomologie Générale, 7:171, fig. 566 (1881).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Vingt-cinquième Anniversaire de Léopold Ier. 1. Ann. Pom. Beige T.IT, fig. 1859. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:742, fig. 901. 1869. Twenty-fifth Anniversaire de Leopold I. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 869. 1869. Souvenir de Leopold Ier. 4. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:171, fig. 566. 1881.
Obtained by Xavier Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel., in 1855. Fruit medium, spherical; skin fine, thin, soft, very pale green sprinkled with small, faint grayish dots, few in number and unequally spaced, changing to jonquil-yellow; flesh very white, fine, semi-melting, only fairly juicy, but saccharine, with a flavor of sweet wine; first; Oct.