THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 421 
distributed by him about 1870. Fruit large to very large, obtuse-pyriform, somewhat 
one-sided, yellow, with russet dots and light red blush in the sun; flesh fine, white, tender, 
moderately juicy, with a rich almond flavor; quality ranking as “‘ best” for all purposes; 
first class for near market; Oct. 
Hopfenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:190. 1856. 
Hesse, Germany, 1801. Fruit small, obtuse-conic; skin smooth, pale yellow, blushed 
with a dark glow; flesh rosy, fine, acid, juicy; third for the table, first for kitchen; end of 
Aug. 
Hosenschenk. 1. Horticulturist 8:458. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 784. 1869. 
Raised from seed about the year 1803 by John Schenk, Weaver Township, Pa. Fruit 
medium, roundish-oblate, light yellowish-green, rarely blushed; flesh rather coarse, tender, 
juicy, melting, slightly vinous, with a mild and pleasant flavor; first; end of Aug. 
Housatonic. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 2nd App., 151. 1876. 
Originated in the garden of John J. Howe, Birmingham, Conn. Fruit rather large, 
globular-pyriform; surface uneven, greenish-yellow, with many green and brown dots; 
flesh white, semi-fine, juicy, melting, rich, vinous; Nov. 
Houser. 1. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 38. 18096. 
A native pear reported to the Missouri State Horticultural Society in 1896. 
Hovey. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:284, figs. 1869. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 784. 1869. 
Propagated by André Leroy in 1853 and dedicated by him to the American pomologist 
Hovey. Fruit medium or above, conic-pyriform or turbinate-obtuse-pyriform, variable 
but always very long; skin fine and very smooth, bright yellow, finely dotted with gray and 
stained with patches of russet; flesh yellowish-white, semi-fine, melting, watery and slightly 
granular; juice abundant, sugary, acidulous, and possessing a musky perfume; first; Nov. 
Howard. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 785. 1869. 
Disseminated by D. W. Coit, Norwich, Conn. Fruit medium, globular-obovate, pale 
yellow, with patches of russet and thickly sprinkled with russet dots; flesh white, melting, 
juicy, sweet, rich, slightly perfumed, pleasant; very good; Sept. 
Howe Winter. 1. Field Pear Cult. 273. 1858. 
Said to have originated in Virginia. Fruit large, globular, yellow-russeted; good; late. 
Hubert Grégoire. 1. Guide Prat.97. 1876. 
In the trial orchards of Simon-Louis Bros. at Metz, Lorraine, in 1876. Fruit rather 
large; first; Jan. 
Huffcap. 1. Lindley Guide Orch. Gard. 415. 1831. 2. Prince Pom. Man. 2:209. 1832. 
Of several varieties of the Huffcap perry pears such as the Brown, Red, and Yellow, 
growing in Herefordshire, Eng., this is the best. Fruit middle sized, ovate, pale green 
marked with gray russet. 
Hiiffel Bratbime. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:3. 1856. 
Upper Hesse, Prussia, 1819. A variety of the Volema class. Fruit large, broad- 
turbinate, with unequal sides, light green turning to yellowish, often faintly blushed, 
numerous russet spots; flesh aromatic, breaking, juicy; first for household use; Dec. to Apr. 
Huggard. 1. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P.I. Bul. 126:147. 1908. 
Originated at Whitby, Ontario, Can., from Beurré Clairgeau crossed with Beurré 
