The name means 'Sweet Green' in English. Origin obscure. Believed to have come from Barmont, a chateau on the boundary of Burgundy. Described as early as 1598. Well known in Paris by 1670. Fruit small in size, roundish-turbinate in form. Skin smooth, glossy, intense green in color with inconspicuous dots. Flesh white, fine, but with some grit at the center, buttery, juicy. Fairly sweet, nut-like aroma, pleasing flavor. Early midseason. Tree vigorous, spreading in habit, very productive. Moderately susceptible to blight. -- H. Hartman, 1957.Fruit medium or below, globular-turbinate; skin shining, intense green, dotted with numerous gray and green dots, a little whitened on the shaded side, yellowish when ripe; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, semi-fine, some grit about the center; juice plentiful, sugary, slightly perfumed; excellent but variable; October. -- U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York,1921.
Green Sweet. Synonyms: Bayonnaise, Green Sugar, Green Summer, Gris de Chine, Prince's Green Sugar. Sucre Verd, Sucre Vert, Sugar Pear, Sukerey d'Automne, Verdette. -- W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Pear, 1908.
This pear came from France; it is of moderate size; the form round, a little oblong - the blossom end flat, the eye sunk but little below the surrounding part, towards the stalk it is a little diminished; the stem large, about an inch in length - the skin is smooth and green - the flesh buttery, the juice sweet and well tasted - it ripens in October. The tree is of vigorous growth. -- W. Coxe, A view of the cultivation of fruit trees, 1817.