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POIRE BARTLETT [2 records]

Record 1 2007-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
OBS

Bartlett: A widely grown variety of pear ..., genus Pyrus, family Rosaceae, introduced into the U.S. by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, from England where it is known as bon chrétien.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

Espèce de poire Bartlett.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fruticultura
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
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Record 2 1994-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
OBS

The tasty William's or Bon Chrétien (Bartlett in U.S.A.) is sold throughout France from mid August to early October. It is a knobbly pear, yellow in colour, often tinged with pink. It has delicate, slightly musk-flavoured flesh

Key term(s)
  • William's pear
  • Bon Chrétien pear
  • Bartlett pear

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arboriculture fruitière
OBS

Fruit assez gros, jaune doré pointillé de roux. Chair fine, fondante, juteuse, à saveur musquée. Il existe une mutation rouge.

Key term(s)
  • poire Bon Chrétien
  • poire Bon Chrétien William
  • poire Williams
  • poire Bartlett

Spanish

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