482 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
Nikitaer Griine Herbst-Apothekerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Puhr. Obstkunde 2:182. 1856. 
Bon-Chrétien de Nikita. 2. Guide Prat. 282. 1895. 
German, published 1852. Fruit medium, conic, light green changing to light green- 
yellow, without any blush, numerous fine dots, russeted on the sun-exposed side; flesh 
yellowish-white, sweet, vinous; first for household purposes; Oct., eight weeks. 
Niles. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:76. 1854. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 821. 1869. 
This variety was imported from France about 1850 by the Hon. J. M. Niles, Hartford, 
Conn., without a name. It was consequently designated ‘‘ Niles.’”” Some pomologists 
have considered it to be the Easter Beurré, but it appears to be more oblong in form, more 
yellow in color, to have a longer stem and to be earlier in time of maturity. Fruit large, 
obtuse-pyriform, yellow thickly covered with russet dots; flesh juicy, buttery, sweet and 
pleasant; Dec. 
Niochi de Parma. 1. Guide Prat. 101. 1876. 
A summer variety highly esteemed in Piedmont, Italy. It is suitable for cultivation 
on a large scale and is hardy, having resisted the phenomenal European frost of 1879-1880. 
Noir Grain. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 180. 1832. 
A variety very highly esteemed in Flanders in the early part of the last century. 
Fruit is of medium size and matures in Sept., the flesh being buttery as is indicated by its 
synonym Beurré noire graine. 
Noire d’Alagier. 1. Guide Prat. 96. 1895. 
A Caucasian variety sent out by M. Niemetz, Winnitsa, Podolia, Russia. On trial 
with Messrs. Simon-Louis of Metz, Lorraine, in 1895. The fruit is said to resemble Winter 
Nelis, gray, bronze-russeted, rough; flesh fine, juicy. 
Nonpareil. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 821. 1869. 
A seedling raised by Judge Livingston, of New York. Fruit globular-oblate, russety- 
yellow, mostly overspread and shaded with red in sun, and bright fawn-russet in shade; 
flesh yellowish-white, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed; Nov. 
Nordhduser Winter-Forellenbirne. 1. Deutschland Obst. 2:Pt. 6, Pl. 10906. 
A North German variety of the Forelle or Trout Pear. It is known as the Winter 
Forelle or Northern Forelle. Fruit medium, conic-obtuse; skin smooth and shining, green- 
ish-yellow, speckled and washed with red on the side next the sun, dotted all over on the 
shaded face with fine brownish-red; flesh white, melting, sweet, aromatic and agreeable; 
Jan. to Mar. 
Norfolk County. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866. 
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff of Brookline, Mass., and submitted by him to the 
Fruit Committee of the Horticultural Society of that state in 1866. Fruit, long diameter 
3% inches, short diameter 34 inches, long turbinate, green with dots, good grain, juicy, with 
pleasant flavor, ripens well, a handsome fruit and large bearer; Oct. 11. 
Normdnnische Ciderbirne. 1. Léschnig Mostbirnen 168, fig. 1913. 
This pear was found growing wild in Normandy, Fr., and in Upper Austria, and is 
excellent for making perry and for distillation. Fruit very small, turbinate, greenish- 
yellow covered with cinnamon-russet and ashy-gray dots; flesh yellowish-white, rather 
dry, sweet but with some sprightliness; Sept. 
