552 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



yellow turning lemon-yellow, densely sprinkled with dark green dots; flesh very juicy, 

 coarse, melting; second for dessert, first for household; mid- Aug. 

 Spate Todemannsbirne. I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:146. 1856. 



Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit large, shallow-bossed, sides unequal, pyriform, light green 

 turning to light lemon-yellow, often blushed, dotted, often speckled with russet and russeted 

 on the side next the sun; flesh breaking, wanting in juice; third for dessert, very good 

 for household; Dec. and Jan. 

 Spate Wasserbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:194. 1856. 



Wurttemberg, Ger., 1830. Fruit medium, turbinate, rather obtuse, light green turning 

 dirty pale yellow, dull red blush, large gray dots; flesh firm, very juicy, tasteless; good for 

 household purposes and perry; Sept. 

 Spates Graumanchen. i. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 291. 1881. 



Bohemia. Fruit small, obtuse-pyriform, green changing at maturity to yellowish- 

 green, very much russeted; flesh fine-grained, semi-melting, aromatic, cinnamon savor, 

 sugary; good table fruit; Oct. to Jan. 

 Speckbirne. i. Loschnig Mostbirnen 138, fig. 1913. 



An Austrian perry pear. Fruit large, turbinate; skin smooth, light leaf -green turning 

 to dull greenish-yellow at maturity, dotted with russet; flesh yellowish-white, very juicy, 

 subacid, rather coarse-grained; Oct. to Dec. 

 Speedwell, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866. 



A seedling raised and fruited in 1863 by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. Fruit, 

 " Short diam. 25 inches, long diam. 3 inches; color green; flesh melting, juicy, with rich 

 flavor; ripens soundly Sept. i; quality fine; obovate." 

 Spillingsbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:150. 1856. 



Germany, 1806. Fruit small, globular-turbinate, even in contour, pale green changing 

 to light lemon-yellow, more golden on the side of the sun, with light green dots ; flesh snow- 

 white, breaking and coarse-grained, vinous, acidulous and saccharine; second for dessert, 

 first for household; Aug. 

 Spindelformige Honigbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:143. 1856. 



Grown in the middle Rhine country, Germany. Fruit medium, long-conic, regular, 

 greenish-yellow, entirely covered with cinnamon-russet; flesh breaking and coarse, often 

 semi-melting, saccharine and musky; very good for household use; Sept. 

 Spindelformige Rehbirne. I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:132. 1856. 



Westphalia, 1828. Fruit large, oblong, shallow-bossed; skin rough, light cinnamon- 

 russet all over, dotted with whitish-gray; flesh granular, aromatic, with sweet wine flavor; 

 first for table and household use; Sept. and Oct. 

 Spinka. i. Mas Pom. Gen, 6:89, fig. 429. 1880. 



Origin uncertain, though Oberdieck thought it came originally from Bohemia. Fruit 

 nearly medium, ovate, more or less shortened; skin thick and very firm, pale water- 

 green, taking a white tint long before maturity, sprinkled with brown dots, changing 

 to pale yellow and the side next the sun more or less warmly golden; flesh yellow- 

 tinted, fine, semi-buttery; juice sufficient, saccharine and agreeably perfumed; fairly 

 good; Sept. 



