THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 469 
Mayr friihzeitige Butterbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 22113. 1856. 
Reported at Gratz, Styria, Austria, 1833. Fruit medium, turbinate-pyriform, uni- 
formly light yellow, slightly russeted on the side next the sun, often with no russet; flesh 
white, soft, melting, full of flavor, keeps well; first for dessert, good for culinary use and 
market; Sept. and Oct. 
Max. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 73. 1895. 
A seedling of Flemish Beauty grown in Ohio. Fruit medium, globular-pyriform, yellow 
brightly blushed, flavor vinous, subacid; good; Sept. in Ohio. 
Mecham. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 195. 1867. 
A seedling pear reported from St. George, Utah, in 1867. Fruit very large, bright 
green, ripens in Oct. 
Medaille d@Eté. 1. Guide Prat. 100. 1876. 
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis of Metz, Lorraine, in 1876, Fruit large, ovate- 
pyramidal, lemon-yellow; flesh semi-breaking, very juicy, highly perfumed; Aug. 
Medofka, 1. Can. Hort. 17:292. 1894. 
Russian. Fruit very small, conical, clear yellow; flesh very melting, agreeable. 
Meissner Grossvatersbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:34. 1856. 
Reported to be of Saxon origin, 1833. Fruit small, turbinate, almost entirely covered 
with light brown-russet, and sprinkled with round red spots; flesh juicy, semi-melting, 
having a strong aroma of cinnamon. 
Meissner Hirschbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:7. 1856. 
Saxony, 1803. Fruit medium, conic, bossed, pale light green changing at maturity 
to light lemon-yellow, often washed extensively with dark blood-red, numerous reddish 
dots, scentless; flesh breaking, juicy, aromatic; first for household and market; Aug. 
Meissner langstielige Feigenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:167. 1856. 
Saxony, 1805. Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, ventriculous and flat, crooked, some- 
what uneven, light green changing to yellowish-green, often blushed with dark red, without 
dots, marked with russet; flesh yellowish-green white, coarse-grained, sweet, firm, breaking; 
third for dessert, first for kitchen; Oct. 
Meissner Liebchensbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167. 1856. 
German, chiefly found in Saxony. Fruit small, globular-ventriculous-conic; skin 
shining, lemon-yellow, becoming highly polished, strongly dotted with round red spots, 
often marked with fine russet on the side next the sun; flesh yellowish-white, coarse-grained, 
firm, breaking, wanting in juice; third for the table, first for kitchen and market. 
Meissner Zwiebelbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:34. 1856. 
Saxony, 1833. Fruit small, globular, light yellow, speckled with numerous fine russety 
spots; flesh often melting, with musky aroma, fine-grained; first for table and very good for 
culinary purposes; end of Aug. for three weeks. 
Mélanie Michelin. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:55, fig. 412. 1880. 
Gained by M. Boisbunel, Junfor, Rouen, Fr. Fruit medium, ovate-pyriform, even in 
contour; skin rather thick, whitish-green, sprinkled with fairly numerous and rather large 
green spots, scarcely visible and often absent altogether; when ripe the basic green takes a 
more yellow tone on the side of the sun, and in the case of well-exposed fruits is blushed with 
