Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Bosc Pear
The Bosc is a European pear from the early 1800s, distinguished by its long tapering neck and warm cinnamon-russet skin. Its firm, dense, sweet and faintly spicy flesh holds its shape when cooked, making it as useful for baking and poaching as for fresh eating.
| Cultivar | Bosc |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Jackson, Medford; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Oregon, Multnomah, Portland; Massachusetts, Middlesex, Concord |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 20 |
All 20 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006776, POM00006777, POM00006829, POM00006830, POM00006831, POM00006832, POM00006833, POM00006905, POM00006906, POM00006907, POM00006908, POM00006909, POM00006910, POM00006911, POM00006912, POM00007214, POM00007229, POM00007292, POM00007316, POM00007317.
