Introduced by Eugène des Nouhes, near Pouzanges, Vendée, Fr., in 1867. Fruit medium, globular-conic, flattened at the two poles, very bright green changing to a beautiful lemon-yellow on ripening, golden on the side of the sun, sprinkled with numerous fawn dots; flesh white, fine, melting, rather granular at the core, with abundant sweet juice and a delicate perfume; Oct. and Nov.
Comtesse de Paris. 1. Rev. Hort. 242, fig. 89. 1898. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 218, fig. 1906.
Obtained by W. Fourcine, Dreux, Fr., about 1893. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, bent toward stem, greenish-yellow, tinted with fawn around the stem and calyx and dots of russet over the rest of the skin; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, extremely juicy, very sugary, mild flavor; good; Dec.
Condorcet. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:597, fig. 1867.
Of unknown origin; named after the Marquis of Condorcet. Fruit below medium or small, turbinate, acute and undulating at base, but sometimes somewhat obtuse and mammillate, always mammillate at crown, bright yellow, dotted, streaked and patched with russet; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, slightly gritty at core; juice enough, sugary, aromatic, rather savory; second; Sept.
Conference. 1. Nicholson Dict. Gard. 3:51. 1900. 2. Garden 62:367, fig. 1902. 3. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 166. 1920.
Named after the National (British) Pear Conference of 1885. Originated by Rivers, the English pomologist, and introduced in 1894. It is now grown in enormous quantities in England for market purposes and is said to be one of the most regular cropping varieties. Tree a moderate grower, very productive. Fruit medium to above, slightly long-gourd-shaped, even, smooth, shining green, dotted with russet; stem long, woody; calyx open in a shallow basin; flesh pale yellow, slight pinkish tinge, melting, very juicy, sweet, good; Oct. and Nov.
Congrès de Gand. 1. Guide Prat. 73. 1895.
A Belgian variety distributed by Daras de Naghin of Antwerp. Fruit medium, pyriform, fawn color; flesh white, melting; good; Oct.
Congrès Pomologique. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:598, fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees. Am. 728. 1869.