408 | THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
ish-green, seldom blushed; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, full of flavor; first for table 
and market; Aug. 
Griine gesegnete Winterbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:174. 1856. 
Holland, 1802. Fruit medium, globular, light green changing to yellowish-green, 
dotted with small brown specks; flesh coarse-grained near centre, breaking, juicy, very 
sweet; good for culinary use; Jan. to Mar. 
Griine langstielige Winterhirtenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:83. 1856. 
Said to be a Belgian variety, published by Diel in 1802. Fruit medium, globular- 
oblate, bossed, dark green changing to light green, a rather brownish blush, fine gray dots; 
flesh greenish-white, buttery, melting; first for table and household; Feb. 
Griine Pfundbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:6. 1856. 
Poire Livre Verte. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 3:11, fig. 102. 1878. 
A German Rhineland Pound pear, 1826. Fruit very large, regular in form, five 
inches long by three and a half broad, uniform green turning to yellow-green, covered 
with dense star-like brown spots; flesh breaking, juicy, aromatic; first for kitchen; Oct. 
Griine Pichelbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 118, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear extensively grown under a variety of names throughout Austria. Fruit 
medium, globular-ovate, shining dark green, yellowish when ripe, white dots; flesh coarse- 
grained, yellow-white turning more yellow on ripening, juicy and astringent; Oct. and 
Nov. 
Griine Sommer-Bergamote. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:9. 1856. 
Saxony, 1803. A Volema or Pound pear. Fruit medium, globular, dark green 
changing to yellowish-green, blushed with streaks of brown; flesh glutinous, juicy, aromatic; 
first for household; Sept. 
Griine Sommer-Citronenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:156. 1856. 
Thuringia, 1841. Fruit small, ventriculous, rather variable, shining light green 
becoming a uniform light greenish-yellow, russeted with gray, specked with gray dots; 
flesh granular near the centre, melting, acid, sweet, strongly scented with musk; first for 
table and household. 
Griine Wiedenbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 120, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown throughout Austria. Fruit medium, turbinate, otherwise short- 
pyriform, irregular; skin smooth, shining green turning greenish-yellow when ripe, with 
numerous very fine green dots; flesh whitish, coarse, juicy, not particularly firm when 
ripe, astringent, sourish and saccharine; mid-Oct. for fourteen days. 
Griine Winawitz. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 122, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown under a variety of names in Upper and Lower Austna. Fruit 
medium, long-ovate, greatest diameter at its center, light green turning yellowish at 
maturity, covered with russet and green dots; flesh yellowish, coarse and juicy, saccharine, 
astringent; good for transport; Oct. and Nov. 
Griinmostler. 1. Léschnig Mosibirnen 84, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear widely distributed in Switzerland and Austria. Fruit fairly large, 
globular-oblate, ventriculous, one side larger than the other; flesh greenish-white, coarse, 
juicy, saccharine and acidulous; mid-Oct., for about two weeks. 
