386 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
Fondante Sickler. 1. Mas Pom. Gen.1:17,fig.9. 1872. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 581. 1884. 
Raised by Van Mons. Fruit small, ovate, sometimes a little pyriform; skin rather 
thick and firm, clear green, speckled with dots of a darker shade, passing when ripe to 
lemon-yellow and golden on the side of the sun, without any tinge of red; flesh yellowish- 
white, semi-fine, semi-buttery, gritty about the core; juice sufficient, sugary and musky; 
second; Sept. to Nov. 
Fondante de Thines. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:185, fig. 381. 1880. 
Distributed by the Society of Van Mons. Fruit medium, long-pyriform, very bright 
green changing to pale yellow, with a rosy blush; flesh white, with a tinge of yellow, very 
melting, plenty of sugary juice, with a delicate and agreeable flavor of musk; good; Oct. 
Fondante Thirriot. 1. Guide Prat. 47, 266. 1895. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 175. 
1920. 
Obtained in i858 by M. Thirriott, Charleville, Ardenne, Fr. Fruit rather large, 
pyriform, pale greenish-yellow, dotted with gray-brown; flesh white, semi-fine, melting, 
juicy, with an excellent flavor; first; Dec. 
Fondante Van Mons. 1. Mag. Hort. 12:280, fig. 15. 1846. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 581. 
1884. 
Raised by Van Mons and introduced to this country by R. Manning, Salem, Mass. 
Fruit medium, globular, somewhat depressed; skin thin, delicate, smooth, removable like 
that of an orange when the pear is fully ripe and having a peculiar perfume and flavor, 
very agreeable to some persons; pale yellow, mottled with thin cinnamon-colored russet; 
flesh yellowish-white, buttery, sweet, melting, juicy, with a musky perfume: good; Oct. 
and Nov. 
Fondante de Wollmet. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 581. 1884. 
Origin unknown. Fruit has some resemtblance both in shape and color to Beurré 
de Rance, has the same coarseness of flesh, which has a greenish tinge under the skin, very 
juicy, rather crisp, with a fine brisk, vinous flavor; excellent; Nov. 
Fontarabie. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:182, fig. 1869. 
A French pear mentioned by Le Lectier of Orléans in 1628, and Merlet in 1675. 
Fruit above medium, turbinate, obtuse, enlarged around the center, bright yellow, dotted 
with fine points of russet and extensively carmined on the side next the sun; flesh white, 
rather coarse, breaking, gritty at core, juicy, sugary, with an after-taste of musk; second, 
cooking only; Feb. to Apr. 
Foote Seckel. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.99. 1869. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 765. 18609. 
Raised from seed of Seckel by Asahel Foote, Williamstown, Mass. Fruit small, 
oblate, obtuse-pyriform, yellow tinged with brownish-crimson on the side of the sun; flesh 
whitish, fine, juicy, melting, sugary, slightly vinous; very good; Sept. 
Ford. 1. Ford Seed Co. Cat. 52, fig. 1914. 
Originated with M. P. Ellison, Naples, N. Y., and was introduced by the Ford Seed 
Company about 1914. The tree is reported as healthy, a rapid grower, and an early and 
productive bearer; the fruit is similar in appearance to Bartlett and as large, practically 
free from seeds, with no core to speak of, rich, sweet, juicy, ripening three weeks later 
than Bartlett. 
