THE PEARS OF J~EW YORK 413 



red on reposed side, brown and green dots; flesh whitish, not very juicy or melting, but 



sweet, pleasant; good; July. 



Hassler. i. CaL Com. Hort. Pear Grate. CaL 71X0. 5, 260, figs. 52, 53. 1918. 



Originated as a chance s"***K"g with J. E. Hassler. Placerville. CaL Fruit large, 

 obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, with russet dots; calyx open: basin large, deep, irregular; 

 stem heavy, medium long, mcHned in a deep cavity: flesh, fine, juicy, buttery, pleasant; 

 very good; Feb. and Mar. 

 Hausemerbirne. i. Dodmahl Fv&r. ObsOaatde 2:194. 1856. 



German, published 1847. Fnrit mftKtm^ turbinate-obtuse, light green changing to 

 whitish-yellow, blushed, with brown spots; flesh firm, somewhat aromatic; good for kitchen 

 use; Dec. to Mar. 

 Hantmnnle. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:266, fig. 1860. 



Origin unknown but was propagated in the Garden of the Horticultural Society of 

 Angers in 1840. Fruit medium, long-turbinate, yellowish-green spotted with russet and 

 washed with rose-carmine on the side next the sun; flesh whitish, coarse, breaking, juicy, 

 gritty at center; second for dessert, first for stewing; Feb. to Apr. 

 Hawaii, i. Mich. Hort. Sec. Rft. 84. 1880. 2. Cornell Sta. BvL 332:482. 1913. 



A Japanese pear; date of introduction unknown. Fruit medium, apple-shaped, light 

 lemon-yellow, with rough, russet dots: flesh hard, gritty, wanting in flavor, subatid; Oct. 

 Hawes Winter, i. Downing FT. Trees Am. 506. 1857. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 389. 1859. 



Qtijpailadi M :r_e :;~ ::" :r.t Ka~-;5 :^.i'.y :r. Kir.r ar.i Q-t-;- CaOfty, VflgHM. 

 Fruit large, globular, slightly flattened, dull yellow at maturity, with russet spots; flesh 

 a little coarse, very juicy, rich, sweet, vinous; Nov. to Jan. 

 HawkesbOL I. Parkinson Par. Ter. 593. 1629. 



" The Hawkes bill peare is of a middle size, somewhat Hke unto the Rowling pears." 

 Hays. i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rft. 61. 1844. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rft. 238. 1854. 



Exhibited, from *h^ Pomological Garden, Salfny Mass., at the sixteenth antmal 

 meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, September, 1844. Placed on the 

 rejected fist of the American Pomological Society in 1854. 

 Heathcot I. Mag. Hort. 12:438. fig. 33. 1846. 



Raised in 1812 on the estate of Governor Gore in Waltham, Mass. Fruit medium, 

 obovate, greensh-yeDow becoming lemon-yellow, very few dots and a few russet streaks, 

 slightly browned on the sonny side; flesh yellowish-white, fine, very melting, buttery and 

 juicy; in flavor it is rich, sprightly, juicy and ncrrilent, with little perfume: Oct. 

 Hebe. I. Horticulturist 21:198, fig. 84. 1866. 



Raised by William Stunner of Pomaria, S. C. Fruit large; specimens have often 

 weighed 28 ounces, 6 of fair size of this pear generally weigh 8 Ibs., globular, obovate, with 

 irregular protuberances, lemon-yellow inclined to greenish, dotted with russet specks and 

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 Hedwig von der Osten. i. Mathieu A'om. Pom. 231. 1889. 



Hahngf oTOsten. 2. Mas. Pom. Gen. 3:173, fig. 183. 1878. 



Herr Schmidt, Bhnnberg, received this variety from Van Mons under Number 51 and 



