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VARIETIES OF PEARS AND QUINCES FOR MASSACHUSETTS 



James F. Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Variety ^__ 



Clapp Favorite 



Aurora 



Bartlett 



Gorham 



Seckel 



FT emi sh 



Bosc 



Anjou 



Dumont 



T = Trial 



Pear Varieties 



Recommended for 



Harvesting Season 



& H 

 T 



& H 



& H 



& H 

 C 



& H 



& H 

 C 



H = Home Garden 



Mid-Aupust 

 Late August 

 Early September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Mid-September 

 Late September 

 Late September 

 Early October 



C = Commercial 



Varieties so marked are not necessarily equally adapted to all 

 sections of the state. 



Clapp Favorite 



Aurora 



Bartlett 



Gorham 



Variety Notes 



Fruit greenish yellow with a blushed cheek, good 

 quality, large, attractive, tends to blacken at 

 core when over-ripe, does not keep well. Tree 

 hardy, productive, susceptible to fireblight. 



A new variety from New York. The fruit is bright 

 yellow, overlaid with a light russet and frequently 

 blushed, pyriform in shape and large in size. 

 This attractive pear has a smooth, melting and 

 juicy flesh of high quality. The tree is vigorous, 

 spreading and not resistant to fireblight. Descrip- 

 tion based on performance in New York. 



Leading commercial pear variety. Fruit yellow, 

 good quality, large size, firm, ships well. Tree 

 medium in size, productive, adapted to wide variety 

 of soils, is susceptible to fireblight. 



A seedling of Bartlett which it resembles in size 

 and color. Flesh is white, tender, melting and 

 juicy. Holds in storage longer than Bartlett and 

 may be a desirable variety to extend Bartlett sea- 

 son. Said to require a higher level of nutrition 

 than Bartlett to maintain production. 



