Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Comice Pear
The Comice (Doyenné du Comice) was raised about 1849 in Angers, France, and is widely considered the finest dessert pear of all. Rounded and greenish-yellow, often blushed, it has exceptionally sweet, juicy, smooth and buttery flesh prized for eating fresh.
| Cultivar | Comice |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | New York, Monroe, Rochester; Oregon, Jackson, Medford; California, Santa Clara, Santa Clara; California, Santa Clara, San Jose |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 15 |
All 15 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006797, POM00006798, POM00006799, POM00006834, POM00006835, POM00006836, POM00006837, POM00006838, POM00006839, POM00006840, POM00006841, POM00006842, POM00006843, POM00006913, POM00006914.
