408 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 



ish-green, seldom blushed; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, full of flavor; first for table 



and market; Aug. 



Grime gesegnete Winterbirne. i. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:174. 1856. 



Holland, 1802. Fruit medium, globular, light green changing to yellowish-green, 

 dotted with small brown specks; flesh coarse-grained near centre, breaking, juicy, very 

 sweet; good for culinary use; Jan. to Mar. 

 Griine langstielige Winterhirtenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:83. 1856. 



Said to be a Belgian variety, published by Diel in 1802. Fruit medium, globular- 

 oblate, bossed, dark green changing to light green, a rather brownish blush, fine gray dots ; 

 flesh greenish- white, buttery, melting; first for table and household; Feb. 

 Griine Pfundbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:6. 1856. 



Poire Livre Verte. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:11, fig. 102. 1878. 



A German Rhineland Pound pear, 1826. Fruit very large, regular in form, five 

 inches long by three and a half broad, uniform green turning to yellow-green, covered 

 with dense star-like brown spots; flesh breaking, juicy, aromatic; first for kitchen; Oct. 

 Griine Pichelbirne. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 118, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear extensively grown under a variety of names throughout Austria. Fruit 

 medium, globular-ovate, shining dark green, yellowish when ripe, white dots; flesh coarse- 

 grained, yellow- white turning more yellow on ripening, juicy and astringent; Oct. and 

 Nov. 

 Griine Sommer-Bergamote. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:9. 1856. 



Saxony, 1803. A Volema or Pound pear. Fruit medium, globular, dark green 

 changing to yellowish-green, blushed with streaks of brown; flesh glutinous, juicy, aromatic; 

 first for household; Sept. 

 Griine Sommer-Citronenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:156. 1856. 



Thuringia, 1841. Fruit small, ventriculous, rather variable, shining light green 

 becoming a uniform light greenish-yellow, russeted with gray, specked with gray dots; 

 flesh granular near the centre, melting, acid, sweet, strongly scented with musk; first for 

 table and household. 

 Griine Wiedenbirne. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 120, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear grown throughout Austria. Fruit medium, turbinate, otherwise short- 

 pyriform, irregular; skin smooth, shining green turning greenish-yellow when ripe, with 

 numerous very fine green dots; flesh whitish, coarse, juicy, not particularly firm when 

 ripe, astringent, sourish and saccharine; mid-Oct. for fourteen days. 

 Griine Winawitz. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 122, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear grown under a variety of names in Upper and Lower Austria. Fruit 

 medium, long-ovate, greatest diameter at its center, light green turning yellowish at 

 maturity, covered with russet and green dots; flesh yellowish, coarse and juicy, saccharine, 

 astringent; good for transport; Oct. and Nov. 

 Griinmostler. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 84, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear widely distributed in Switzerland and Austria. Fruit fairly large, 

 globular-oblate, ventriculous, one side larger than the other; flesh greenish-white, coarse, 

 juicy, saccharine and acidulous; mid-Oct., for about two weeks. 



