THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 393 
yellow changing to lemon-yellow, with red blush on the side of the sun; flesh yellowish- 
white, gritty, soft; good; Aug. 
Gelbe Fiirsten-Tafelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:54. 1856. 
Widely diffused in Germany. Probably originated in that country about 1766. 
Fruit medium, rather shortened-pyriform, whitish-yellow changing to golden-yellow, with 
pale blush, green dots; flesh yellowish-white, mild, breaking, full of juiceand sugar; first; Sept. 
Gelbe Heckenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:161. 1856. 
Grown along the Rhine, Germany. Fruit small, turbinate, broad, light green changing 
to yellowish-green, often lightly blushed, russeted; flesh greenish-white, rather granular, 
acid, vinous, breaking; first; Sept. 
Gelbe Holzbirne. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 80, fig. 1913. 
An Austrian perry pear. Fruit medium, globular-conic; skin firm, shining yellow 
when ripe, speckled with numerous green markings and finely dotted with russet; flesh 
yellowish-white, granular, very juicy, astringent, subacid; good for transportation; Oct. 
Gelbe Landlbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 152, fig. 1913. 
An Austrian perry pear. Fruit small to medium, long-pyriform, rather obtuse; skin 
firm, green turning yellow, dotted with russet; flesh whitish, coarse, very juicy, astringent 
and subacid; good for transportation; Oct. and Nov. 
Gelbe langstielige Alantbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:140. 1856. 
German Rheinland. Fruit medium and above, somewhat gourd-shaped; skin smooth 
and thin, uniformly lemon-yellow, somewhat marked with russet; flesh yellowish-white, 
wanting in juice, sweet, aromatic; third for table, good for market; Sept. 
Gelbe Laurentiusbirne. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 218. 1889. 
Saint-Laurent Jaune. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 4:39, 212. 1879. 
This pear was known in Saxony early in the nineteenth century. Fruit medium, conic, 
uniform in contour, its largest diameter being below the center; skin rather thick, green 
at first sprinkled with dots of gray-green changing at maturity to bright citron-yellow, 
golden on the side of the sun of fruits well exposed, washed with a blush of dull red; flesh 
white, coarse, semi-breaking, gritty near the core, juicy, sweet, saccharine, but little 
flavor; second; Aug. 
Gelbe Leutsbirne. 1. Laschnig Mostbirnen 106, fig. 1913. 
A Lower-Austrian perry pear. Fruit small, long-pyriform, diminishing to the stalk, 
sides unequal; light green turning yellow when ripe, russet dots; flesh juicy and subacid; 
first for keeping and transportation; Oct. 
Gelbe Scheibelbirne. 1. Léschnig Mosibirnen 82, fig. 1913. 
An Austrian pear producing a good and clear perry. Fruit medium to large, globular, 
flattened at both poles, green changing to yellow at maturity, dotted with grayish-white; 
flesh yellow-white, coarse-grained, with a sweet and acid flavor; good; Oct. and Nov. 
Gelbe Wasserbirne. 1. Léschnig Mosibirnen 12, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown in Lower Austria. Fruit small to medium, globular-obtuse but 
diminishing toward stalk in upper part, yellow-green, slightly blushed on the sun-touched 
side, and speckled on the shaded side with dark green dots; flesh whitish, juicy, very sweet 
and slightly acidulous; good for transportion; Sept. 
