THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 561 



Teutsche Augustbirne. 1. Christ Handb. 563. 181 7. 2. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 

 2:51. 1S56. 



Reported from the regions of Thuringia, Hesse, and Wurttemberg about 1799. Fruit 

 medium in size, oblong-oval, bright yellow, dotted, thick-skinned; calyx star-shape; stem 

 fleshy; flesh breaking, sweet; fair, a good commercial variety; Aug. 

 Texas. 1. Ragan Fr. Recom. by Am. Pom. Soc., B. P. I. Bid. 151:41. 1909. 



This is a whitish-yellow, medium-large, pyriform pear of good quality, at one time 

 considered promising along the Gulf Coast; said to have originated in Texas. 

 The Dean. 1. J. Van Lindley Cat. 34. 1899. 



" A very large pear that has been bearing regularly near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, 

 N. C, for more than 40 years. In appearance it resembles both Bartlett and Duchesse 

 [d'Angouleme], and is as large as Duchesse and better in quality. Ripens between 

 Bartlett and Duchesse, making a very valuable pear and of good quality." 

 Theilersbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:195. 1856. 2. Loschnig Mostbirnen 

 174, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear said to have appeared in Switzerland about 184S as a wilding. Tree 

 spreading, large, vigorous, strong, productive. Fruit small, ovate, yellowish-green becoming 

 yellow, dotted strongly with russet; calyx open; stem medium long; flesh dull white, juicy, 

 piquant, without aroma. 

 Theodor Zorner. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:126. 1856. 



A seedling raised by Van Mons of Belgium about 1851. Tree rather vigorous, an 

 early and good bearer. Fruit medium to above, conic, greenish-yellow; calyx star-shaped; 

 segments long; flesh melting, juicy, vinous; first; Sept. 

 Theodore. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:16. 1856. 



According to Dochnahl this pear may have originated in Belgium about 1833. Fruit 

 medium large, 2 inches wide and 2 J inches long, smooth, bright yellow, sunny side washed 

 with red; dots numerous; sweet, vinous; last of Aug. 



Theodore Van Mons. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 164, 234. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Beige 

 4:29, fig. 1856. 



Originated by Van Mons in 1827. Tree vigorous, pyramidal, productive. Fruit 

 medium to above, obovate-pyriform to oblong-pyriform, greenish-yellow, russeted; dots 

 gray-green, numerous; stem curved, about an inch long; cavity slight; calyx open; flesh 

 yellowish-white, rather coarse, juicy, melting, vinous; good to very good; Sept. and Oct. 

 Theodore Williams. 1. Stark Bros. Year Book 5:40. 1914. 



A seedling of Kieffer raised by Theodore Williams, and introduced by Stark Brothers 

 Nurseries & Orchard Company about 191 4. Tree hardy, is reported to have stood a 

 temperature of 40 degrees below zero without injury. Fruit medium, yellowish-green, 

 sweet, juicy. 

 Theophile Lacroix. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 290. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 50. 1895. 



Tree productive and of good vigor. Fruit large to very large, pyriform, similar to 

 the type of Beurre Diel, deep yellow, plentifully spotted and marbled with cinnamon-red; 

 flesh yellowish, fine, juicy, with an aroma suggestive of orange, a little gritty about the 

 core; first; Dec. and Jan. 

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