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Zarskaja. 1. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 61. 1880. 



Reported by J. L. Budd to be a Russian variety which has gritty thorn-like wood 

 and which therefore does not unite well when grafted upon apple stock. 

 Zenon. 1. Mathieu .Vow. Pom. 302. 1884. 2. Guide Prat. 62. 1895. 



Of European origin, first reported in 1884. Tree moderately vigorous, producing 

 excellent fruit upon quince stock. Fruit medium, of the form of White Doyenne; flesh 

 very fine, juicy, sweet, agreeable, slightly aromatic, granular near the core; first; end of 

 autumn. 



Zephirin Gregoire. 1. Horticulturist 9:7s, fig. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Beige 3:79, fig. 

 1855. 3. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 205. 1920. 



M. Gregoire, pomologist, Jodoigne, Bel., raised this variety supposedly from seeds 

 of Passe Colmar about 1831. Tree pyramidal, vigorous, very productive, succeeds best 

 upon pear stock; young wood smooth, light olive-yellow -brown. Fruit medium to above, 

 roundish-obovate, pale greenish-yellow, becoming uniform pale waxen-yellow, covered 

 with patches of russet and many green and gray dots, often reddish in the sun ; stem medium 

 in length, fleshy, very fleshy at insertion, set obliquely without depression; calyx small, 

 open, set in a slight depression; lobes long; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, juicy, 

 rich, sugary, vinous, highly aromatic; good to very good; Nov. to Feb. 

 Zephirin Louis. 1. Ann. Pom. Beige 4:95, fig. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 886. 

 1869. 



This pear was raised by M. Xavier Gregoire, Jodoigne, Bel. It was first reported in 

 1849. Tree a moderately healthy grower, rather scraggly, moderately productive. Fruit 

 medium or below, roundish, slightly obovate, greenish-yellow, rusty-red becoming bright 

 vermilion in the sun, thickly sprinkled with large dark brown-russet patches and dots; 

 stem very short, inserted in a small round cavity; calyx small, open, set in a deep basin; 

 flesh yellowish-white, tinged with green, coarse-grained, crisp, rather half melting, juicy, 

 sweet, slightly aromatic; good; Dec. and Jan. 

 Zieregger Mostbirne. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 146, fig. 1913. 



A perry pear which is said to have sprung from seed in Styria. Tree medium, roundish, 

 a rather late and rather light bearer. Fruit roundish-oblate, medium in size, similar to 

 Rummelter Birne but smaller, greenish-yellow, finely dotted, russeted; stem short, thick, 

 brown; calyx half open to open, with erect lobes; flesh granular, whitish-green, not especially 

 juic>, rich in sugar; Oct. • 

 Zimmtfarbige Schmalzbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:58. 1856. 



Middle Germany; first published in 1826. Fruit rather large, pyramidal, often obtuse, 

 slightly ribbed; skin rough, entirely covered with light cinnamon russet, without dots; 

 flesh granular and pulpy, sweet; third for dessert, very good for household use; Oct. 

 Zink Pfalzgrafenbirne. 1. Mathieu Norn. Pom. 302. 1889. 



Weisse Pfalzgrafenbirne. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:49. 1856. 



Reported from Germany about 1766. Tree a late but productive bearer. Fruit 

 medium, bulging pyriform, irregular, greenish-yellow, becoming lemon yellow, often blushed, 

 dotted with yellow, later dotted with brown and green; stem thick, fleshy, rather long; 

 calyx open; lobes long; flesh sweet, perfumed; fair; early Sept. 



