THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 421 



distributed by him about 1870. Fruit large to very large, obtuse-pyriform, somewhat 

 one-sided, yellow, with russet dots and light red blush in the sun; flesh fine, white, tender, 

 moderately juicy, with a rich almond flavor; quality ranking as " best " for all purposes; 

 first class for near market; Oct. 

 Hopfenbirne. i. Dochnahl F/ir. Obstkunde 2:190. 1856. 



Hesse, Germany, 1801. Fruit small, obtuse-conic; skin smooth, pale yellow, blushed 

 with a dark glow; flesh rosy, fine, acid, juicy; third for the table, first for kitchen; end of 

 Aug. 

 Hosenschenk. i. Horticulturist 8: 458. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 784. 1869. 



Raised from seed about the year 1803 by John Schenk, Weaver Township, Pa. Fruit 

 medium, roundish-oblate, light yellowish-green, rarely blushed; flesh rather coarse, tender, 

 juicy, melting, slightly vinous, with a mild and pleasant flavor ; first ; end of Aug. 

 Housatonic. i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 2nd App., 151. 1876. 



Originated in the garden of John J. Howe, Birmingham, Conn. Fruit rather large, 

 globular-pyriform ; surface uneven, greenish-yellow, with many green and brown dots; 

 flesh white, semi-fine, juicy, melting, rich, vinous; Nov. 

 Houser. i. Mo. Hart. Soc. Rpt. 38. 1896. 



A native pear reported to the Missouri State Horticultural Society in 1896. 

 Hovey. i. Leroy Dirt. Pom. 2:284, figs. 1869. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 784. 1869. 



Propagated by Andr6 Leroy in 1853 and dedicated by him to the American pomologist 

 Hovey. Fruit medium or above, conic-pyriform or turbinate-obtuse-pyriform, variable 

 but always very long; skin fine and very smooth, bright yellow, finely dotted with gray and 

 stained with patches of russet; flesh yellowish- white, semi-fine, melting, watery and slightly 

 granular; juice abundant, sugary, acidulous, and possessing a musky perfume; first; Nov. 

 Howard, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 785. 1869. 



Disseminated by D. W. Coit, Norwich, Conn. Fruit medium, globular-obovate, pale 

 yellow, with patches of russet and thickly sprinkled with russet dots; flesh white, melting, 

 juicy, sweet, rich, slightly perfumed, pleasant; very good; Sept. 

 Howe Winter, i. Field Pear Cult. 273. 1858. 



Said to have originated in Virginia. Fruit large, globular, yellow-russeted; good; late. 

 Hubert Gregoire. i. Guide Prat. 97. 1876. 



In the trial orchards of Simon-Louis Bros, at Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Fruit rather 

 large; first; Jan. 

 Huffcap. i. Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 415. 1831. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:209. 1832. 



Of several varieties of the Huffcap perry pears such as the Brown, Red, and Yellow, 

 growing in Herefordshire, Eng., this is the best. Fruit middle sized, ovate, pale green 

 marked with gray russet. 

 Hiiffel Bratbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:3. 1856. 



Upper Hesse, Prussia, 1819. A variety of the Volema class. Fruit large, broad- 

 turbinate, with unequal sides, light green turning to yellowish, often faintly blushed, 

 numerous russet spots; flesh aromatic, breaking, juicy; first for household use; Dec. to Apr. 

 Huggard. i. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bui. 126:147. 1908. 



Originated at Whitby, Ontario, Can., from Beurr^ Clairgeau crossed with Beurre" 



