THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 417 
Herbst-Citronenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:156. 1856. 
Thuringia, published in 1810. Fruit small, globular, yellow-green changing to citron- 
yellow, dotted with green, lightly blushed; flesh yellowish-white, breaking, acidulous, 
sweet; second for dessert, first for culinary use; Sept. and Oct. 
Herbst-Kloppelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Puhr. Obstkunde 2:159. 1856. 
A seedling of Van Mons, 1852. Fruit small, turbinate-ventriculous, sides unequal, 
green turning to yellowish, blushed on the sunny side with brown; flesh yellowish-white, 
fine, semi-melting; second for the table, first for the kitchen; Sept. and Oct. 
Herbsteierbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:190. 1856. 
Thuringia and Saxony; earliest report 1801. Fruit small, somewhat swelled, green- 
yellow, dotted with dark green, often strongly blushed with brown, with yellow dots; flesh 
greenish-white, sweet; third for the table, very good for kitchen use; Sept. 
Herbstlanger. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 36, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear growing in the Voralberg and in Switzerland. Fruit large, long-pyriform, 
almost like Calebasse in form, greenish-yellow changing to lemon-yellow; finely dotted; 
flesh yellow-white, juicy, saccharine, with a slightly aromatic flavor; Sept. 
Héricart. 1. Mag. Hort. 8:87. 1842. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 783. 1869. 
Cions of this variety were received in 1834 and 1835 by Manning and Kenrick from 
Van Mons of Belgium. It was placed on the list of rejected fruits by the American 
Pomological Society in 1854. Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit medium, obovate, 
often rather oblong, yellow, russety; stem medium long, rather slender, set in a small 
cavity; basin shallow; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, not rich, peculiarly aromatic, 
gritty, slightly astringent; good; Sept. 
Héricart de Thury. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:102. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 783. 
1869. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:281, fig. 1869. 
Thury Schmalzbirne. 4. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:66. 1856. 
Raised from seed by Van Mons and dedicated to M. Héricart de Thury, president 
of the Society of Horticulture of France. Tree a good grower, rather pyramidal, neither 
an early nor a profuse bearer. Fruit medium or above, obtuse-ovate-pyriform, yellow, 
thinly shaded with red in the sun, slightly netted, thickly sprinkled with russet dots; 
stem long, rather slender, curved, set in a small cavity; calyx closed, set in a small, uneven, 
basin; flesh white, not very juicy, slightly astringent; good; Nov. and Dec. 
Herkimer. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 783. 1869. 
Originated on the farm of S. Earl, Herkimer, New York, previous to 1869. Fruit 
medium to large, globular-oblate, pale greenish-yellow, clouded with dull red in the sun; 
flesh white, rather coarse-grained at center, juicy, sweet, melting and agreeable; good; 
Sept. and Oct. 
Herr Late Winter. 1. W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 117. 1880. 
Described as a new fruit in 1879 by Barry. It was raised by A. G. Herr of Louis- 
ville, Ky. Fruit medium to large, good in quality and a long keeper, sometimes until May 
and June of the following year. 
Hert. 1. Mas Le Verger 1:145, fig. 71. 1866-73. 
From Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, near London, Eng. Fruit medium or nearly 
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