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Wilding von Einsiedel. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 2. Loschnig Alost- 

 hirnen 182, fig. 1913. 



This pern' pear, which has also been recommended as a street tree, was reported 

 from Wiirttemberg about 1832. Tree very vigorous, pyramidal, not leafy, very productive. 

 Fruit bluntly conic pjTifonn, small, greenish-yellow, brownish on side next the sun; covered 

 with characteristic brown to reddish-brown dots, russeted about stem and calj'x; calj-x 

 half open; stem short, thick; flesh juicy, firm, acid; Oct. 

 Wilding von Gronau. i. 'Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:g6. 1856. 



Reported from Hesse, Ger., about 1844. Fruit small, blunt, broad-conic-pyriform, 

 yellow, blushed on the sunny side, flecked and dotted with gray, russeted about base and 

 apex; calyx closed; stem short; flesh sweet-scented, sweet; end of Sept. 

 Wilford. I. Parkinson Par. Tcr. 592. 1629. 



" A good and fair pear." 

 Wilkinson, i. Kenrick Am. Orch. 1S7. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 20:470, fig. 25. 1854. 



This pear, one of the oldest American kinds, was introduced by the exhibition of 

 specimens before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in October, 1829, and given 

 the name " Wilkinson," in compliment to the owner of the farm on which the tree originated 

 and was then growing, Mr. Jeremiah Wilkinson, Cirmberland, R. I., brother of the noted 

 Jemima Wilkinson. Tree thrifty, hardy, a regular bearer; shoots long, upright, stout, 

 olive-yellow, with oblong white specks. Fruit medium, ovoid, obtuse at both ends, smooth, 

 glossy, yellow dotted with brown points; stem rather long, rather stout, inserted obliquely 

 in a rather wide and deep cavity; cah-x medium, open, set in a shallow basin; flesh very 

 white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, with a slight perfume; good; Oct. to Dec. 

 Wilkinson Winter, i. III. Hort. Soc. Rpi. iit,. 1S76. 2. Ibid. 83. 1880. 



A variety raised near Peoria, 111., from seed planted by A. Wilkinson, and first reported 

 before the Illinois State Horticultural Society about 1876. Tree said to be hardy, vigorous, 

 productive, blight-resistant. Fruit said to be large, golden; very good; season until spring. 

 Willermoz. i. Alag. Hort. 20:86, 461. 1854. 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:756, fig. 1869. 



Fruited with M. Bivort, Jodoigne, Bel., in 1848. Tree an extremely good grower, 

 forming a fine pyramidal gro^^•th, with young shoots dark, dull, olive-brown, very pro- 

 ductive. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, tinged with red, with nettings and 

 some large patches of russet and with many small russet dots; stem medium, rather stout, 

 inclined, set in a small cavity; calyx open or partially closed, set in an abrupt basin; flesh 

 whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, coarse at core, slightly vinous; good to verj- good; Nov. 

 to Jan. 

 William, i. Cultivator 175, fig. 8. 1845. 2. Mag. Hort. 11:252. 1S45. 



William Edwards. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 420. 1845. 



This seedling pear is said to be a " species of Virgoiilouse," and was raised by 

 Governor H. W. Edwards of New Haven, Conn., previous to 1845. Tree very productive. 

 Fruit rhediiom, obtuse-p>Tiform, terminating rather abruptly at the stalk, yellow, 

 becoming profusely dotted with red and russet points or dots on the sunny side ; flesh 

 yellowish-white, sweet, buttery, not juicy or melting enough for dessert purposes but good 

 for baking; Sept. 



