Duchesse d’Hiver. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 749. 1869.
Tardive de Toulouse. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:693, fig. 1869.
M. Barthère, Sr., a nurseryman of Toulouse, Fr., found this pear in 1845 near Calmont on one of his travels through southern France. Tree moderately vigorous, characteristically small and pyramidal. Fruit large, roundish-pyriform, light yellow; flesh white, juicy; matures in winter and late spring. Although not a pear of highest quality it is worthy of notice because of its large size and long keeping.
Duchesse Hybrid. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:481. 1913.
Form resembles Kieffer, lemon-yellow; flesh coarse; poor; Oct.
Duchesse de Mars. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:110, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 570. 1884.
Origin uncertain; generally attributed to Belgium. Fruit medium, obovate but variable, yellowish-green, russeted; flesh buttery, white, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed, well flavored; first class dessert pear; Nov.
Duchesse de Mouchy. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:112, fig. 1869.
From a wilding noted in 1862 by the curé of Breteuil, Oise, Fr. Fruit large, turbinate-obtuse, bright olive-yellow, dotted with gray-russet; flesh yellowish-white, a little coarse, semi-breaking, juicy, sugary, vinous, slightly perfumed; second; Apr. and May.
Duchesse Précoce. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:113, fig. 1869.