Rother Sommerdorn. 2. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 108. 1825.
French, 1805. Fruit medium, ovate, slightly bossed, light grass-green turning to yellow-green, dark blush, dotted; flesh finely-grained; juice somewhat deficient, aromatic; good for the table, kitchen and market; Sept.
Épine d’Hiver. 1. Langley Pomona 132. 1729. 2. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:184, Pl. XLIV, fig. 3. 1768.
Winter Thorn. 3. Bradley Gard. 199. 1739. 4. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 410. 1831.
A very old French pear, reported as early as 1675. Tree healthy, although not a strong grower, and bears well. Fruit medium to above, roundish-obovate, smooth, green becoming yellowish and irregularly covered with grayish-brown dots; stem rather long, fleshy at base, inserted without depression; calyx small, open, set in a rather shallow basin; flesh whitish, melting, tender, buttery, with a sweet and agreeable musky flavor; a dessert pear; Nov. to Jan.
Épine de Jernages. 1. Guide Prat. 94. 1876.
Fruit medium; first; Mar.
Épine du Mas. 1. Pom. France 1:No. 31, Pl. 31. 1863. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:412, fig. 1869.
Belle Epine Dumas. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 668. 1869.
Dumas. 4. Rural N. Y. 45:480, figs. 292, 293. 1886.