236 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
CHAPTER V 
MINOR VARIETIES OF PEARS 
A. J. Cook. 1. Cal. Com. Hort. Pear Grow. Cal. 7:No. 5, 247, figs. 25 to 31. 1918. 
2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 134. 1920. 
Seedling of Bartlett which originated with J. E. Hassler, Placerville, Cal., and was 
introduced by Loma Rice Nursery in 1916. Tree similar to Bartlett but branches more 
slender and whip-like, vigorous. Fruit medium to very large, shaped like Bartlett but 
irregular, yellow; flesh rather coarse; flavor sweet, pleasant; Dec. 
Aarer Pfundbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:184. 1856. 
A German Pound pear originated in Nassau, Hesse, about 1826. Fruit large, pyriform, 
smooth, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often blushed and dotted densely with 
light brown and covered with patches of russet; fleshy pulpy, semi-melting, sweet and 
musky; Oct. 
Abbé Fétel. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 166. 1889. 
Calebasse Abbé Fétel. 2. Guide Prat. 61. 1895. 
Fruit very large, very elongated, bright red on the side next the sun; flesh melting, 
very juicy, sugary; first; Nov. 
Abbé Pérez. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:83, fig. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 
1869. 
The parent tree of this variety was found in a garden of the Abbé Pérez, Lectoure, 
Department Gers, Fr. It was grafted and distributed in 1859. Fruit above medium, 
ovate, flattened at both ends, yellowish-green, dotted and streaked with russet; flesh 
whitish, fine, melting, juicy, sugary, acidulous, delicately perfumed; first; Nov. to 
Feb. 
Abbott. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:472. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 1869. 
Raised from seed by Mrs. T. Abbott, Providence, R. I. First fruited in 1845 or 
1846. Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to pyriform, smooth, deep green changing to 
yellow, strewed all over with gray and crimson dots, with blush of crimson on the side 
to the sun; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, juicy, slightly coarse and gritty, with 
a rich, sweet and slightly perfumed flavor; second; Sept. and Oct. 
Abdon Birne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:45. 1856. 
Fruit small, short, obtuse, ventriculous; skin smooth and tender, lemon-yellow with 
a soft, rosy blush; flesh granular, semi-melting, sweet, with an aroma of cinnamon; first. 
for dessert; July and Aug. 
Abele de St. Denis. 1. McIntosh Bk. Gard. 22459. 1855. 
Described in 1855 as a “ comparatively new or recently introduced pear” in England. 
Fruit large; excellent for dessert. 
Abercromby. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 654. 1869. 
A wilding found in Tallapoosa County, Ala. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, greatest. 
breadth at center; skin rough, greenish-yellow, russeted, with a mottled, red cheek; flesh 
whitish, coarse, moderately juicy, sweet, slightly vinous; good; Aug. 
