416 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
before 1815, and was afterward described by the Vicomte Vilain XIV, mayor of Ghent 
under Napoleon I. Fruit below medium, obtuse-pyriform, rather variable, often contorted 
and always has one side larger than the other, greenish-white, becoming deep lemon- 
yellow as it reaches maturity, much covered with fine cinnamon-russet on which are small 
greenish dots; flesh yellowish, coarse or semi-fine, breaking, gritty at center, very rich, 
sweet, juicy and with an aromatic flavor; good; Oct. 
Henrietta. 1. Mag. Hort. 4:231. 1838. 2. Ibid 487, fig. 42. 1847. 
A seedling of Governor Edwards, New Haven, Conn. Fruit a medium-sized and pretty 
pear, obovate, inclining to oval, tapering towards each end and rather obtuse at the stem; 
skin fair, smooth, dull yellow, tinged with red in the sun; flesh white, rather coarse, melting, 
juicy; good; Sept. 
Henriette. 1. Aun. Pom. Belge 6:37, fig. 1858. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 593. 1884. 
Raised from seed by Simon Bouvier, Jodoigne, Bel., and produced its first fruit in 
1825. Fruit small or medium, globular-turbinate; skin rough, almost entirely washed with 
tusset, colored and stained with red-brown, carmined on the side next the sun; flesh white, 
rather fine, melting, full of sugary juice, of an agreeable perfume. 
Henriette Van Cauwenberghe. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 1:171, fig. 86. 1872. 
From Lievin Van Cauwenburghe, a business man at Audenarde, Bel., where it bore 
fruit for the first time about 1827. Fruit medium or nearly large, pyriform-ovate, globular, 
a little bossed; skin rather thick and firm, pale water-green and whitish, dotted with gray- 
brown specks; at maturity it becomes dull or orange-yellow and golden on the side of the 
sun; flesh white, fine, melting, abounding in sweet juice, vinous and pleasantly perfumed; 
good; Oct. 
Henry (Connecticut). 1. Cultivator N.S. 2:175, fig. 7. 1845. 
A seedling raised: by the Hon. H. W. Edwards, Governor of Connecticut and described 
by him to the Pomological Society of New Haven in 1845. Fruit small, turbinate, green 
turning to yellow, with a coppery blush; flesh juicy, melting and exceedingly rich and sweet, 
not surpassed by any in richness; Sept. 
Henry (Illinois). 1. Ill. Hori. Soc. Rpt. 302. 1895. 2. Phoenix Nurs. Cat. 13. 1906. 
Originated from French pear seed planted in 1871 by Henry C. Henry, Effingham 
County, Ill. Said to be a hardy and long-keeping pear of good quality. Fruit large, 
resembling Bartlett in shape and flavor. 
Herbelin. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1876. 
Fruit medium, having the appearance of Bartlett; flesh fine, a little dense, very 
sugary: Sept. 
Herbin. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1876. 2. Baltet Trait. Cult. Fr. 360. 1908. 
A French winter pear cultivated particularly at Saint-Erme, Department Aisne. 
Fruit medium, long, red; first; Feb. and Mar. 
Herborner Schmalzbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:189. 1856. 
Nassau, Bel. Published by Diel in 1806. Fruit medium, nearly pyriform; skin 
smooth, with fine scales, light yellow turning to citron-yellow, without russet; flesh granular, 
gritty, sweet and acid; good for kitchen use; Sept. 
