THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 4II 



Hampton Bergamot. i. Downing Fr. Trees Avi. ■/ 78. 1869. 



Originated with W. C. Hampton, Movint Victory, Ohio. Fruit small, globular-oblate, 

 yeUow, netted and sprinkled with russet and green dots; flesh whitish, coarse, juicy, semi- 

 melting, vinous; good; Sept. 

 Hampton Cluster, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 77 &. 1S69. 



Raised b}^ W. C. Hampton, Mount Victor}', Ohio. Fruit borne in clusters, very small, 

 globular, greenish-yeUow, shaded with dull red on the sun-exposed side, netted with russet ; 

 flesh juicy, melting, sweet; very good; Sept. 



Hampton Virgalieu. i. Elliott Fr. .B00& 388, fig. 1859. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. ■;-;S. 

 1869. 



Originated with W. C. Hampton, Mount Victor}', Ohio, from a seed of the White 

 Doyenne. Tree vigorous, hardy and productive. Fruit medium, globular, or sHghtly 

 obtuse-pjTiform, yellowish-green at maturity, with many russet dots and marblings of 

 russet, the latter becoming reddish-brown in the sun; flesh white, buttery, juicy, rich, 

 vinous, brisk; core small; very good; Oct. and Nov. 

 Hancock, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866. 



A seedHng fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1861. Fruit 4^ in. long, 

 3 in. wide, obovate, light green; flesh breaking and juicy, a great bearer, and an excellent 

 cooking pear, always sells readily; Sept. 

 Hangelbime. i. 'Dochxiahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2'.i^$. 1856. 



Holstein, published 178S. Fruit large, long-gourd-shaped, yeUow-green, yellow on 

 the sunny side; flesh breaking, coarse-grained, fairly juicy, sweet; third for dessert, good 

 for kitchen; Nov. to Apr. 



Hannover'sche Jakobsbime. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:172. 1856. 2. Lauche 

 Deut. Pom. II:No. 27, PL 27. 1882. 



Hanover, Prussia, 1851. Fruit medium, obtuse-pjTiform, dull grass-green changing 

 to yeUow, with a brownish blush, dotted with green on the yeUow and with bright yellow 

 on the flush; flesh whitish, fine, sweet, becoming mealy when over ripe; third for dessert, 

 good for culinary use and market ; July. 

 Hannover'sche Margarethenbime. 1. Dochnahl Fftlir. Obstkunde 2:40. 1856. 



Hanover, Prussia, 1851. Fruit medium, turbinate, light green turning to light j^eUow; 

 flesh yellowish- white, breaking, soon becoming mealy when ripe; second for table, good 

 for kitchen use; end of July for 2 weeks. 

 Hanover, i. Downing Fr. Trees A?n. 779. 1869. 



From Hanover Furnace, N. J. Fruit below mediimi, globular-obovate, green, with 

 dull green-russet markings, and a brown cheek; flesh greenish-yellow, exceedingly melting 

 and juicy; flavor pleasant, good; Oct. 



Hardenpont friihe Colmar. i. Dochnahl Fw/jr. Obstkunde 2:100. 1856. 2. Guide Prai. 

 96, 280. 1876. 



This is not the Passe Colmar of Hardenpont, although regarded as such by Dochnahl. 

 It ripens in August and September whereas Passe Colmar is in season during November and 

 December. Fruit medivim, globular- turbinate, a beautiful unifomi yellow; flesh fine- 

 grained, musky ; Aug. and Sept. 



