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brown-russet; flesh yellowish, buttery, rich, with a fine, brisk, acidulous flavor and agreeable 
aroma; first-rate, with a good deal of the character of the Passe Colmar; Oct. 
Negley. 1. Mag. Hort. 26:267, 397. 1860. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 820. 1869. 
Introduced in 1860 by J. S. Negley, Pittsburg, Pa. Fruit above medium, obtusely 
obovate, nearly regular, sometimes a perfect pyriform, rich lemon shaded with bright 
crimson in the sun, sprinkled with minute brown-russet dots; flesh white, a little coarse, 
moderately melting, juicy, richly saccharine, vinous, slightly aromatic; good to very 
good; Sept. 
New Bridge. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 2:204. 1832. 
Described in the London Horticultural Society’s catalog in 1832 as having been pro- 
duced in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick. Fruit below medium, turbinate, dull 
gray covered with thin gray-russet, and light, lively, shining brown on the sunny side; 
flesh melting, a little gritty, with a sugary juice, but without flavor; Oct. 
New Haven. 1. Mag. Hort. 3:327. 1837. 
A seedling raised in the garden of Dr. Ives, New Haven, Conn. It was said to partake 
of the habit of White Doyenné, to be a good cropper, and of excellent quality. 
New Meadow. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 623. 1884. 
A perry pear, grown in Herefordshire, England. Fruit very small, turbinate, covered 
with brownish-gray russet, and a brownish cheek next the sun. 
Newhall. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 37. 1867. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 820. 1869. 
A seedling of F. and L. Clapp, exhibited before the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society in 1867. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, inclining to oval, surface rather uneven, 
yellow at maturity, with some traces of russet, occasionally blushed on the side next the 
sun; flesh melting, buttery, tender, very juicy, sweet, with a musky aroma; very good; 
Oct. 
Newtown. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 820. 1869. 
Originated at Newtown, Long Island. Fruit medium, globular-obovate, lemon-yellow, 
netted and patched with russet; flesh whitish, rather coarse, semi-melting, sweet, and 
pleasant; good; Sept. 
Nicholas. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 10. 1869. 
A seedling shown by Messrs. F. and L. Clapp in November, 1869. Fruit medium, 
obovate; skin thin, yellow; very juicy and highly flavored. 
Nickerson. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 820. 1869. 
Originated from seed planted at Readfield, Me. Fruit large, oblong-pyriform, green- 
ish-yellow, with a dull red cheek on the side next the sun; flesh white, juicy, melting, vinous, 
sweet; good; Oct. 
Nicolas Eischen. 1. Guide Prat. 101. 1876. 
Reported in 1876 by Messrs. Simon-Louis as on trial in their nurseries at Metz, Lor- 
raine. It was said to be a beautiful fruit, speckled and very musky like the Bartlett, but 
more perfumed; Dec. to Feb. 
Niell d’Hiver. 1. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:189. 1908. 
Shown at a meeting of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society in 1855. A late variety, 
acid in flavor. 
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