Donville. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:42, fig. 1869. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 204. 1889.
An old French pear mentioned first by Merlet in 1675. Fruit medium to large, pyriform-obtuse, bright yellow when ripe, washed with dark red on the side of the sun; flesh-yellowish, semi-fine or coarse, breaking; juice deficient, sweet, no perfume; first for kitchen use; Jan. to Apr.
Doppelttragende gelbe Muskatellerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:11. 1856.
Originated in Thuringia, Ger., 1803. Fruit medium, conic, symmetrical, light greenish-yellow; flesh breaking, soft, mild, tender, aromatic; good; Aug.
Dörell Herbst Muskateller. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:96. 1856. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:1, fig. 385. 1880.
Fruit nearly medium, ovate-pyriform, pale yellow sprinkled with very small, very numerous and regularly-spaced fawn dots usually free from any trace of russet; at maturity the yellow passes into clear lemon-yellow and on well-exposed fruits is washed with vermilion; flesh white, rather fine, breaking, dense, not juicy but sugary and perfumed; good for culinary purposes; winter.
Dorothée Nouvelle. 1. Guide Prat. 92. 1876.
Belgian; highly recommended. Fruit of first quality; Oct. Tree very fertile.
Dorothée Royale Nouvelle. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:39, fig. 500. 1881.