Pears · USDA pomological watercolour
Flemish Beauty Pear
Flemish Beauty is a Belgian pear from the early 1800s, large and yellow blushed with red. Its sweet, musky, juicy flesh made it widely popular in the 19th century, though susceptibility to scab later reduced its commercial planting.
| Cultivar | Flemish Beauty |
|---|---|
| Species | Pyrus communis |
| Common fruit | Pear |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00006995, POM00006996, POM00006997, POM00007212.
