Fruited in France about 1866 from seed of a common French country pear. Tree hardy. Fruit small or medium, pyriform, deep green passing to bright yellow, speckled with gray dots, touched with carmine on the side of the sun; flesh delicate, melting, buttery, without grit; juice sufficient, sugary, acid, well perfumed; quality good; July.
Fondante de Brest. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:169, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 579. 1884.
Mentioned by Claude Saint-Etienne in 1670 under the name of Inconnue du Chesneau. Fruit medium or nearly medium, ovate-pyriform, more or less swelled, smooth, shining, bright green changing to yellowish-green on the shaded side as it ripens, and red, mottled dark blood-red next the sun, covered with small gray dots; flesh white, rather coarse, breaking, gritty, juicy, sugary, perfumed, rose-water flavor; second; Oct.
Fondante de Charleville. 1. Guide Prat. 92. 1895.
Fruit large, pyriform, regular in outline, of a beautiful color; flesh melting, buttery, of an agreeable flavor; Nov. and Dec.
Fondante de Charneau. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:170, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 579. 1884.
A wilding found by M. Légipont growing on his property at Charneau, in the Province of Liège, Bel., at the beginning of the last century. Fruit large, sometimes very large, pyriform but uneven in outline, pale greenish-yellow, thickly dotted with large gray specks and sometimes vermilioned on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, very melting, juicy, scented, sugary and rich; excellent; Sept. to Nov.
Fondante de Cuerne. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 2:5, fig. 1854. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 175. 1920.
This variety was found by Reynaert Beernaert in the environs of Courtrai, Bel., but the time of its first production is unknown. Fruit large, conic-pyriform, rather irregular in outline, lemon-yellow, with numerous ash-gray dots; flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine and melting, rather gritty about the core, very juicy, sugary, vinous, slightly aromatic; second; Sept.