Thérèse Appert. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:699, fig. 1869. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 2d App. 136, fig. 1872.
First fruited in 1861 from seed of Beurré Clairgeau by André Leroy, Angers, Fr. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, oblong, turbinate, yellowish-orange, washed with vermilion; stem short, a trifle inclined; cavity small; calyx open; basin shallow; flesh whitish-yellow, very juicy, very sweet, aromatic; very good; Sept.
Theveriner Butterbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:125. 1856.
Said to have originated in France about 1852. Fruit medium large, turbinate, bright green becoming greenish-yellow, somewhat clouded and striped with red, covered with russet; calyx star-shaped; stem thick, one inch long; seeds mostly abortive; flesh yellowish, sweet, vinous; Oct.
Thibaut Butterbirne. 1. Dochnahl Führ. Obstkunde 2:126. 1856.
According to Dochnahl this is a seedling from Van Mons which originated in Belgium in 1851. Fruit medium large, turbinate, irregular and ill-shapen, bright green becoming yellowish-green, with gray dots, and spotted with russet; skin thin; calyx small, erect; stem slender, 2 inches long, fleshy at the base; core and seeds small; sweet, aromatic; very good; Oct.
Thick Stalked Pear. 1. Mawe-Abercrombie Univ. Gard. Bot. 1778.
Mentioned in the reference cited as a minor variety of winter pear having a very large, roundish fruit.
Thimothée. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:181, fig. 574. 1881.
This variety was raised from seed by M. Pariset, a seedsman of Ain, Fr., about 1852. Tree rather vigorous, upright, symmetrical. Fruit medium, roundish-pyriform, regular, greenish becoming pale yellow; calyx almost closed; stem very short, rather stout; flesh whitish, very fine, very melting, subacid, refreshing; good; Nov. and Dec.