Langstielige Zuckerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:141. 1856.
German. Published by Diel, 1833. Fruit medium, long-pyriform or even gourd-shaped, light green changing to light yellow, without russet or red blush, semi-melting, fine, juicy, sweet, with cinnamon flavor; second for dessert, first for culinary use; Nov.
Lansac. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:241, Pl. LVII. 1768. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:326, 327, fig. 1869. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 602. 1884.
Herbstbirne ohne Schale. 4. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:86. 1856.
Originated at Hazé near Tours, Fr. Merlet described it in 1667. In the catalog of the Chartreuse Fathers, Paris, there occurs in 1736 the following passage. “The Pear de Lansac, or Dauphin, which many authors name Satin ... was presented for the first time to Louis XIV ... by Madame de Lansac....” As King Louis ascended the throne in 1638 the pear would seem to have been originated between that year and 1857, the year in which Madame de Lansac died. Fruit medium, sometimes less, globular-turbinate, dull yellow, sprinkled with numerous minute, russet dots; flesh fine, yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sweet, rich, aromatic, with an after-flavor of anis; second, but first when the flesh is well perfumed; Oct. to Dec.
Large Duchess. 1. Ala. Sta. Bul. 30:12. 1891.
A variety of Oriental type planted at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Auburn, Ala., in 1885. It was reported in 1891 as free from blight, and still on trial.
Larissa. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:517. 1853.
Submitted to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1853 as a seedling by a Mr. Ladd of Philadelphia. Fruit small, obovate-pyriform, greenish-yellow, a good deal russeted, with a mottled red cheek; flesh rather dry, saccharine and pleasant; scarcely good.