436 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



turning to yellow-green, very finely dotted, rather russeted; flesh glutinous, very sugary, 

 aromatic; first for household use; end of Sept. for two weeks. 



Kleine Lange Sommer-Muskatellerbirne. I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:39. 1856. 

 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 241. 1889. 



Petite Muscat Long d'Ete. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:151, fig. 268. 1879. 



Thuringia, Ger., 1798. Fruit small, sometimes ovate-turbinate, sometimes conic, 

 ovate, regular in contour; skin thick and firm, clear green at first, sprinkled with dots of 

 a darker shade changing to lemon-yellow with the dots little visible, orange-red on the 

 side of the sun; flesh white, tinted with yellow, rather fine, semi-buttery, very sugary and 

 musky; moderately good; early Aug. 



Kleine Leutsbirne. I. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 241. 1889. 2. Loschnig Mostbirnen 162, 

 fig. 1913. 



A perry pear grown in Upper Austria under the name of Holzbirne and by that of 

 Kleine Leutsbirne and other names in Lower Austria. Fruit below medium, variable in 

 form, mostly long-obtuse-pyriform, gray-green with dark green streaks downward from the 

 stalk, changing to yellow-green when ripe, densely covered with minute dots; flesh whitish, 

 moderately fine, juicy, acidulous, saccharine, unusually astringent ; N<bv. and Dec. 

 Kleine Pfalzgrafin. I. Christ Handb. 563. 1817. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:46. 

 1856. 



Petite Comtesse Palatine. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:5, fig. 195. 1878. 



Appears to be an ancient and perhaps Roman variety. Reported in Germany in 1794. 

 Fruit small, conic-ovate or ovate-pyriform, water-green dotted with small brown points; 

 flesh yellowish, semi-fine, breaking, gritty near the center; juice sufficient and rich in sugar 

 and perfume; good for the table, and first class for all the purposes of the cook; Sept. and 

 Oct. 



Kleine Pfundbirne. I. Christ Handb. 559. 1817. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:186. 

 1856. 



Wetterau, Ger., 1789. Fruit large, globular-turbinate, grass-green changing to 

 yellowish-green, rough, dotted with gray; flesh tender, pleasant, good for household; Oct. 

 to Dec. 

 Kleine runde Haferbirne. I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:162. 1856. 



Thuringia, Ger., 1804. Fruit small, globular, light green changing to pale lemon- 

 yellow, strongly blushed with dark red, dotted; flesh yellowish-white, coarse-grained, rather 

 astringent, sourish; good for cooking, early Sept. 

 Kleine schlesische Zimmbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:46. 1856. 



German. Published 1801. Fruit small, pyriform, yellow-green with vivid red blush, 

 finely dotted with gray and yellow-green; flesh breaking, very aromatic and sweet; second 

 for table, first for cooking; Aug. 

 Kleine Sommer-Zuckerratenbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:31. 1856. 



Rhineland, 1805, Dr. Diel. Fruit medium, turbinate, often rather conic, yellow- 

 green turning to lemon-yellow, with dark red blush; flesh gritty, sugary, aromatic; second 

 for dessert, first for kitchen; Sept. 



