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THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



Josephsbime. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:166. 1856. 



Austrian. Published in 1819. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, light green tviming to 

 yellowish, often somewhat blushed; flesh granular, semi-melting, sweet; third for table, 

 first for kitchen; vSept. 

 Joyau de Septembre. i. Rev. Hort. 501, fig. 152. 1897. 



Obtained by A. Herault, Angers, Fr., and first published in 1870. Fruit mediimi, turbi- 

 nate, obtuse, cur\-ed, golden yellow at maturity, slight greenish near the summit, dotted 

 with gray and often marbled with bronze-russet; flesh white, fine, free from grit, melting, 

 very juicy, sugary, pleasantly acid and perfumed; first; Sept. and Oct. 

 Judge Andrews, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. -j 94. 1869. 



Originated in Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate-pyriform, yellowish, 

 traced and mottled with red in the sun; flesh coarse, breaking, dry; of no value; Sept. 

 Jules d'Airoles (Gregoire). i. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:105, fig. 53. 1S72. 



Raised by M. Xavier Gr6goire, Jodoigne, Bel., and first published in 1857. Fruit 

 medium or rather large, spherical but somewhat irregular, often a little bossed or deformed 

 in contour; skin rather firm and rough to the touch, bright green speckled with very 

 numerous, irregular, blackish dots; at maturity the basic green becomes whitish-yellow; 

 flesh white, semi-fine, buttery, melting, gritty at center; juice abundant, sugary, slightly 

 acid and perfumed; good; Oct. 



Jules d'Airolles (Leclerc). i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:312, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fniit Man. 

 599. 1884. 



Obtained in 1836 by L^on Leclerc, Laval, Mayence, Fr. Fruit rather large, long-conic, 

 greenish-yellow washed with carmine; flesh semi-melting, very sugary, juicy and perfumed: 

 first ; beginning of winter. 

 Jules Blaise. 1. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:315. 1869. 2. Guide Prat. 73. 1876. 



Stated to have been a gain of M. Millet, Nancy, Fr., and to have been known also as 

 the Bonne-Gris de Nancy. Fruit small or medium, pyriform, mottled and dotted all 

 over with fawn; flesh yellowish, buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed, refreshing; 

 first; Oct. 

 Jules Delloy. i. 'HoggFruit Man. 600. 1884. 



Fruit rather small, globular-obovate, yellow covered with speckles and network of 

 cinnamon-russet; flesh melting, pasty, flavorless; inferior; Dec. 

 Julie Duquet. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:316, fig. 1869. 



Originated at ChMons-sur-Mame, Fr., about the year i860. Fruit mediiim, globular- 

 oblate, dark yellow stained and dotted with fawn; flesh whitish, brealcing, granular; juice 

 sufficient, insipid; third for dessert, second for the cuisine; end of Apr. to end of June. 

 Julienne, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 340. 1845. 2. Ibid. 794. 1869. 



A beautiful and productive fruit and profitable for the market. Fruit medium but 

 varying on different soils, obovate, regularly formed, very smooth, skin fair, clear bright 

 yellow all over; flesh white, rather firm at first, semi-buttery, sweet, moderately juicy, rich, 

 sprightly; should be gathered a few days before ripe and kept in the house; Aug. 

 Juvardeil. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:317, fig. 1869. 



Originated at Juvardeil, Maine-et-Loire, Fr. ; its age is unknown. Fruit below medium 



