THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 467 



Marulis. 1. Mag. Hort. 9:388. 1843. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 397. 1854. 



Foreign. Fruit small, globular, greenish-yellow; poor; Sept. 

 Mary (Case). 1. Downing/-. Fr. Trees Am. Sis. lS 6g 



Originated in the grounds of William Case, Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit small to medium, 

 globular-pyriform, greenish-yellow, slight blush in the sun and many minute brown dots; 

 flesh white, juicy, almost buttery, sweet and acid; very good; last of July. 

 Mary (Van Mons). 1. Leroy Diet. Pom. 2:411, fig. 1S69. 



A seedling obtained by Van Mons, which gave its first fruit at Brussels about the year 

 1818. Fruit medium and often above medium, ovate, obtuse, rather regular but generally 

 a little depressed on one side at the calyx, yellow-ochre stained with fawn-brown around the 

 stem and sprinkled with light marblings and large dots of green and russet, very- numerous 

 around the base; flesh whitish, very fine, melting; juice very abundant, sugar}-, with a 

 vinegary flavor both delicate and refreshing; first; mid-Oct. 

 Mascon Colmar. 1. Dochnahl Fii/zr. Obstkunde 2: 106. 1856. 



Originated from seed at Nassau, Ger., 1S25. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, distorted 

 in form, light green turning yellowish-green at maturity, free from any red blush, but much 

 russeted and dotted; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, full of flavor; good for dessert and 

 culinary purposes; Feb. 

 Masselbacher Mostbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fii/ir. Obstkunde 2:193. 1856. 



A perry pear. Wiirttemberg, Ger., 1S47. Fruit small, almost a sphere, green turning 

 to yellow, much covered with russet; flesh firm, granular, acidulous: very good for perry 

 and good for household use ; end of Sept. and early Oct. 

 Masuret. 1. Baltet Cult. Fr. 374. 1908. 



One of the best French perry pears suitable for commercial and amateur growers; 

 good for the production of sparkling perry; juice clear and very full of perfume; end of 

 Nov. 

 Mather. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpl. 82. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Frees Aw. 815. 1869. 



The Mather pear originated with John Mather, Jenkintown, Pa., from seed planted 

 by him about 18 10. Fruit below medium, obovate, yellow, with occasionally a red mottled 

 cheek and russeted at the insertion of the stem; flesh rather coarse, butter}', of delicate 

 flavor and agreeable ; good ; Aug. 

 Mathi'de. 1. Dochnahl Fti/zr. Obstkunde 2:55. 1S56. 



A Van Mons seedling, 1S52. Fruit medium, ovate, greenish changing to greenish- 

 yellow, blushed, and speckled with gray dots; flesh semi-melting, granular, sweet, vinous; 

 second for dessert, first for kitchen and market purposes; end of Aug. for 14 days. 

 Mathilde Gomand. 1. Guide Prat. 100. 1876. 



Published by Gregoire, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit medium; skin russeted; flesh melting; 

 first; Jan. 

 Mathilde Recq. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. 



On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis, at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Tree vigorous and 

 fertile. Fruit, flesh fine, very saccharine and highly perfumed; Nov. 

 Mathilde de Rochefort. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. 



On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Tree vigorous, forming 



