THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 575 



Vosschanka. i. Can. Hort. 17:291. 1894. 



A variety grown by M. Mitschurin, one of the most celebrated Russian horticulturists, 

 in the Russian Province of Tambow, 53 north latitude. Fruit medium, yellow; " flavor 

 excellent, ripens in the month of August, and keeps till October." 

 Wade. i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 135. 1920. 



Grown by I. C. Wade, Cornelia, Ga. Fruit rather large, roundish, short-pyriform, 

 irregular, yellow; dots raised, russet, very prominent; stem short, very stout, fleshy, inserted 

 in a round, very small, shallow, abrupt, russeted cavity; calyx small, closed, in shallow, 

 abrupt basin; flesh white with yellow fibers, moderately juicy, tender, rather coarse, nearly 

 sweet; good; mid-season. 

 Wadleigh. i. Cole Am. Fr. Book 154. 1849. 



Originated in New Hampshire. Tree rather hardy, moderately vigorous. Fruit 

 medium, almost globular, yellow, slightly netted and patched with russet; stem short, 

 stout, inserted in a slight cavity, sometimes by a fold or lip; basin slight; calyx with small 

 short lobes; flesh white, fine, a little gritty, juicy, melting, pleasant; good; Sept. 

 Wahre Canning. I. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56. 1856. 



Said by Dochnahl to have originated in England about 1842. Tree vigorous and 

 very productive. Fruit medium large, obovate, bright green becoming greenish-yellow, 

 often blushed with bright brown, sparsely dotted; stem thin, if inches long; flesh non- 

 aromatic, not juicy, sweet, becoming mealy; Aug. and Sept. 

 Wahre Faustbirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:3. 1856. 



According to Dochnahl this pear originated in Germany about 1801. Tree very 

 large and productive. Fruit very large, pyriform, regular, even yellow, flecked and dotted 

 with russet; calyx large, deep set; stem an inch long; Oct. 

 Wahre Schneebirne. i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:199. 1856. 



Probably a wild pear of Austria, first mentioned in 1810. Fruit round, green becoming 

 yellow, somewhat blushed on the sunny side; dots yellowish; stem thick, flesh very sour 

 becoming sweeter; Dec. 

 Wallis Kieffer. i. Stark Bros. Year Book 5:40. 1914. 



The introducers of this pear, Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Company, received 

 it from Henry Wallis of St. Louis County, Missouri. It is reported as a strong-growing 

 tree, blight resistant, and a heavy bearer, fruit of better quality than Kieffer and two 

 weeks earlier. 

 Warner, i. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 123. 1885. 



Originated in Indiana in 1832. Tree said to be blight-resistant. Fruit medium, 

 symmetrical, light yellow; flesh buttery, melting, mild; fair to good; last of Aug. and first 

 of Sept. 

 Washington. I. Kenrick Am. Orch. 187. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 10:296, fig. 1844. 



Robertson. 3. N. E. Farmer 7:259. 1830. 



Discovered in a thorn hedge at Naaman's Creek, Del., about 1801, by General 

 Robertson or Robinson, the owner of the land, and said to have been named by him in 

 honor of his friend and commander, George Washington. Tree vigorous, not large, an 

 abundant bearer. Fruit medium, obovate, ending every obtusely at the stem, regular, 



