THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 467 
Marulis. 1. Mag. Hort. 9:388. 1843. 2. Elliott Fr. Book 397. 1854. 
Foreign. Fruit small, globular, greenish-yellow; poor; Sept. 
Mary (Case). 1. Downingr. Fr. Trees Am. 815. 1869 
Originated in the grounds of William Case, Cleveland, Ohio. Fruit small to medium, 
globular-pyriform, greenish-yellow, slight blush in the sun and many minute brown dots; 
flesh white, juicy, almost buttery, sweet and acid; very good; last of July. 
Mary (Van Mons). 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:411, fig. 1860. , 
A seedling obtained by Van Mons, which gave its first fruit at Brussels about the year 
1818. Fruit medium and often above medium, ovate, obtuse, rather regular but generally 
a little depressed on one side at the calyx, yellow-ochre stained with fawn-brown around the 
stem and sprinkled with light marblings and large dots of green and russet, very numerous 
around the base; flesh whitish, very fine, melting; juice very abundant, sugary, with a 
vinegary flavor both delicate and refreshing; first; mid-Oct. 
Mascon Colmar. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:106. 1856. 
Originated from seed at Nassau, Ger., 1825. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, distorted 
in form, light green turning yellowish-green at maturity, free from any red blush, but much 
russeted and dotted; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, full of flavor; good for dessert and 
culinary purposes; Feb. 
Masselbacher Mostbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:193. 1856. 
A perry pear. Wurttemberg, Ger., 1847. Fruit small, almost a sphere, green turning 
to yellow, much covered with russet; flesh firm, granular, acidulous: very good for perry 
and good for household use; end of Sept. and early Oct. 
Masuret. 1. Baltet Cul. Fr. 374. 1908. 
One of the best French perry pears suitable for commercial and amateur growers; 
good for the production of sparkling perry; juice clear and very full of perfume; end of 
Nov. 
Mather. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 82. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 815. 1869. 
The Mather pear originated with John Mather, Jenkintown, Pa., from seed planted 
by him about 1810. Fruit below medium, obovate, yellow, with occasionally a red mottled 
cheek and russeted at the insertion of the stem; flesh rather coarse, buttery, of delicate 
flavor and agreeable; good; Aug. 
Mathilde. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:55. 1856. 
A Van Mons seedling, 1852. Fruit medium, ovate, greenish changing to greenish- 
yellow, blushed, and speckled with gray dots; flesh semi-melting, granular, sweet, vinous; 
second for dessert, first for kitchen and market purposes; end of Aug. for 14 days. 
Mathilde Gomand. 1. Guide Prat. 100. 1876. 
Published by Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit medium; skin russeted; flesh melting; 
first; Jan. 
Mathilde Recq. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. 
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis, at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Tree vigorous and 
fertile. Fruit, flesh fine, very saccharine and highly perfumed; Nov. 
Mathilde de Rochefort. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. 
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis at Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. Tree vigorous, forming 
