THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



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Vermont, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 874. 1869 



Supposed to be a seedling which is said to have been taken from Vermont to Oswego, 

 N. Y., where it fruited. Tree upright. Fruit medium or below, obovate-pyriform, pale 

 whitish-yellow, slight red in the sun, traced, netted and dotted with russet; stalk slender; 

 cavity deep; calyx with erect segments; flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant; 

 good to very good; Oct. 

 Vernusson. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:727, fig. 1869. 



In 1694 this variety was mentioned as having been named after the place Vernusson 

 in Anjou, near Angers, Fr. Fruit medium in size, turbinate, pale yellow, shaded with 

 rose on the side next the sun, covered at the base and apex with brown; calyx medium, 

 open; flesh white, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; Dec. to 

 middle of Feb. 



Verte-longue panachee. i. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr. 2:195, PI- XXXVII. 1768. 2. Ann. 

 Pom. Beige 1:65, fig. 1853. 



Long Green Panache. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 804. 1869. 



A striped variety of Long Green of Autumn, differing from the original in having 

 the wood and fruit striped with green and yellow bands, and in having the leaves occasionally 

 striped with yellow. 

 Verte-Longue de la Sarthe. i. Leroy Did. Pom. 2:732, fig. 1869. 



Grosse Verte-Longue Precoce de la Sarthe. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:79, fig. 1880. 



A variety well known and esteemed for many years in the country around Mans 

 in France. Fruit nearly medium, globular-conic, obtuse, bright green, speckled with 

 grayish dots, often rather russeted toward the poles; at maturity the green changes to 

 greenish-yellow; flesh whitish, fine, very melting, full of sugary juice, vinous and relieved 

 with a refreshing savor; good; end of July. 

 Verulam. i. Card. Chron. 805, fig. 1855. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 202. 1920. 



A very old pear the origin of which is uncertain. Tree hardy, forming a round, 

 spreading head, productive. Fruit rather large, almost oval, rough, entirely covered with 

 yellowish-brown russet appearing almost black; stem woody; calyx open; flesh crisp, coarse- 

 grained, assuming a fine red when cooked ; seldom better than cooking quality ; Jan. to Mar. 

 Vezouziere. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 88. 1856. 2. Leroy Dia. Pom. 2:734, fig. 1869. 



Bergamoite von Vezouziere. 3. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 177. 1889. 



From information gathered by Andr<5 Leroy from M. Hutin, manager of the nurseries 

 of M. Leon Leclerc of Laval, it would seem that this variety was found by Leon Leclerc 

 in a field near the Chateau de la Vezouziere, Mayenne, Fr. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Fruit medium to below, roundish-turbinate, yellowish, sprinkled with minute gray and 

 green dots; stalk long, curved, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity; calyx open, persistent, 

 in a wide, uneven basin; flesh very juicy, melting, sweet; agreeable; good to very good; 

 Sept. 

 Vicar Junior, i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 92. 1872. 



Hon. M. P. Wilder notes: "A seedling of my own from the Vicar of Winkfield. 

 Large, long, ovate-pyriform, color dull yellow, with a few traces of russet, and a brownish, 

 red cheek; in shape and color resembling Louise Bonne de Jersey more than its parent. 



