Angélique Leclerc. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 11:137, fig. 1867. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:7, fig. 100. 1878.
This variety was raised from seed by Léon Leclerc, Laval, Mayenne, Fr., about 1848. Fruit medium and often large, regular, long-ovate, greenish-yellow, shaded with pale rose on the cheek next the sun and dotted with russet; flesh white, very closely grained, melting, rough or gritty round the core, juicy, sugary, acidulous, having a delicate aroma; first; Oct. to Dec.
Angélique de Rome. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:239. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:136, fig. 1867.
With the exception of M. Duhamel du Monceau, no pomologist of the sixteenth or seventeenth century mentioned this pear. Henri Manger writing in 1783, thought it identical with the “pira Tiberiana,” a variety which Pliny tells us was a favorite with the Emperor Tiberius. Fruit medium, globular, obtuse-pyriform, darkish yellow, dotted with fine gray spots, always washed with rose on the side next the sun; flesh whitish, a little coarse, gritty around the core, full of rich, sugary juice; second; Oct to Dec.
Angleterre d’Hiver. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:198. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:138, fig. 1867.
According to Leroy this variety was grown in France in the middle of the seventeenth century, its grafts having been brought from England. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate-pyriform, pale yellow, spotted with fawn and slightly washed with red; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, rather gritty around the core, juicy, sugary, with a sweet and agreeable flavor; a good kitchen pear; Dec. to Mar.
Angleterre Nain. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:140, fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 661. 1869.
This variety was raised from seed in 1832 at Paris by Edouard Sageret. It appeared first under the name Angleterre parfumée and was so published in 1835, but for some reason was renamed. Fruit rather above than below medium, turbinate, obtuse, swelled and always more enlarged on one side than on the other; skin rough to the touch, dull green, uniformly dotted with clear russet; flesh whitish, fine, breaking, gritty at the center; juice abundant, fresh, sweet, with a musky savor; first; Sept. and Oct.
Angobert. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:142, fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 661. 1869.
Á Gobert. 3. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:191. 1768.