236 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



CHAPTER V 



MINOR VARIETIES OF PEARS 



A. J. Cook. 1. Cal. Com. Hort. Pear Grow. Cal. 7:No. 5, 247, figs. 25 to 31. 1018. 

 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1920. 



Seedling of Bartlett which originated with J. E. Hassler, Placerville, Cal., and was 

 introduced by Loma Rice Nursery in 19 16. Tree similar to Bartlett but branches more 

 slender and whip-like, vigorous. Fruit medium to very large, shaped like Bartlett but 

 irregular, yellow; flesh rather coarse; flavor sweet, pleasant; Dec. 

 Aarer Pfundbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:184. 1856. 



A German Pound pear originated in Nassau, Hesse, about 1826. Fruit large, pyriform, 

 smooth, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often blushed and dotted densely with 

 light brown and covered with patches of russet; fleshy pulpy, semi-melting, sweet and 

 musky; Oct. 

 Abbe Fetel. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 166. 1889. 



Calebasse Abbi Fitel. 2. Guide Prat. 61. 1895. 



Fruit very large, very elongated, bright red on the side next the sun; flesh melting, 

 very juicy, sugary; first; Nov. 



Abbe Perez. 1. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:83, fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 

 1869. 



The parent tree of this variety was found in a garden of the Abb6 Pe"rez, Lectoure, 

 Department Gers, Fr. It was grafted and distributed in 1859. Fruit above medium, 

 ovate, flattened at both ends, yellowish-green, dotted and streaked with russet; flesh 

 whitish, fine, melting, juicy, sugary, acidulous, delicately perfumed; first; Nov. to 

 Feb. 

 Abbott. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:472. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 1869. 



Raised from seed by Mrs. T. Abbott, Providence, R. I. First fruited in 1845 or 

 1846. Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to pyriform, smooth, deep green changing to 

 yellow, strewed all over with gray and crimson dots, with blush of crimson on the side 

 to the sun; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, juicy, slightly coarse and gritty, with 

 a rich, sweet and slightly perfumed flavor; second; Sept. and Oct. 

 Abdon Birne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:45. 1856. 



Fruit small, short, obtuse, ventriculous ; skin smooth and tender, lemon-yellow with 

 a soft, rosy blush; flesh granular, semi-melting, sweet, with an aroma of cinnamon; first 

 for dessert; July and Aug. 

 Abele de St. Denis. 1. Mcintosh Bk. Gard. 2:459. 1855. 



Described in 1855 as a " comparatively new or recently introduced pear " in England. 

 Fruit large; excellent for dessert. 

 Abercromby. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 1869. 



A wilding found in Tallapoosa County, Ala. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, greatest 

 breadth at center; skin rough, greenish-yellow, russeted, with a mottled, red cheek; flesh 

 whitish, coarse, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; good; Aug. 



