FREDERIKA BREMER. 



Synonyms Virgalieu, erroneously. 



o. f -r, .. 1 Longitudinal diameter. 3 to 31 inches. 

 atze of fruit < m , . T A o i i_ 



{ Transverse diameter, 2* to Si inches. 



Irregularly obovate, often compressed at the sides, sometimes irregular in 



outline, with slight inequalities on the surface. 

 Skin Fair, clear pale yellow, with some small russet dots. 

 Stalk Yellow russet, It inches long by T 3 g thick, sometimes with fleshy rings at 



its insertion, usually inserted with little or no depression, occasionally in a 



small superficial irregular cavity, slightly russetted. 

 Calyx Medium, closed, some of the segments now and then reflexed, set in a 



rather shallow, irregular basin. 

 Core Medium. 

 Seed Very dark, slight pointed at the anterior of the blunt extremity, t inch 



long, 7 3 g wide, i thick. 

 Flesh Fine texture, buttery, melting. 

 Flavor Rich and vinous. 

 Quality "Best." 

 Maturity October. 

 Leaf Serratures acute, 1 J inches wide by 3 to 3 J long, inclusive of petiole, which 



is from f to 1 inch long by A thick. 

 Wood Young shoots brownish olive. 

 Growth Moderate. 



HISTORY, ETC. 



The Frederika Bremer Pear originated in the State of New York, and was 

 brought into notice by J. C. Hastings, Esq., of Clinton, Oneida County. In regard 

 to its history, the following information was communicated to me in a letter from 

 him in 1 849 : " I have no doubt of its being a seedling ; it having originated 

 near me from seed brought from Connecticut about 40 years since; and I think it 

 but little known in this vicinity, except in the immediate neighborhood of the 

 original tree. My attention was first called to the Pear by seeing it offered for 

 sale as the Virgalieu, a name which has been in common use for all Pears (from 

 ordinary to good) in this region, until within a few years past. As I was about 

 sending it to the Exhibition, I happened to say something about giving it a name, 

 and a lady present immediately suggested the name of Frederika Bremer, one so 

 much in accordance with my own feelings, that I did not hesitate to adopt it." 



In a subsequent letter he adds : " I have known this Pear five or six years, 

 and have been surprised to see it so uniformly, from year to year, well filled with 

 fruit, always fair and of good size. Indeed, I know of no Pear that promises so 

 well with us, except perhaps the Bartlett. 



The first descriptions of this excellent variety were published in Hovey's 

 Magazine for January, 1850, and the Horticulturist for March, 1850. 



When the fruit has attained its complete maturity, it cannot ordinarily be kept 

 long, as it is liable speedily to decay at the core, while presenting a fair exterior. 



