Marechal de Cour
Fruit large, irregular-pyriform; eye large and open; skin pale yellow, thickly covered with patches of dull russet; flesh white, buttery, melting, with a sweet, rich flavour. October and November. A very fine and delicious Pear.
Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.
Fruit large, irregular-pyriform; eye large and open; skin pale yellow, thickly covered with patches of dull russet; flesh white, buttery, melting, with a sweet, rich flavour. October and November. A very fine and delicious Pear.