526 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
yellow, lightly blushed on the sunny side, dotted; flesh rose-tinted, saccharine, semi- 
melting, granular, deficient in flavor; second for dessert, first for cuisine and market; Sept. 
Rothe Confesselsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:14. 1856. 
German, published in 1766. Fruit medium, oblong, somewhat swelled, skin thick, 
gray-green with brown russet; flesh yellowish, semi-melting, juicy, aromatic, tender; 
second for table, good for culinary use; Oct. 
Rothe Jakobsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsitkunde 2:48. 1856. 
Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit small, ovate, light green turning yellow-green, with 
brownish-red russet; flesh granular, agreeable, sweet; second for the table, good for house- 
hold and market purposes; July. 
Rothe langstielige Honigbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:11. 1856. 
Originated near the Rhine, Ger., 1804. Fruit medium, pyriform, ventriculous and bent, 
obtuse, sides unequal, light green, changing to dark red with indistinct yellow and light 
red spots; flesh tender, juicy, aromatic; second for the table; good for cooking. 
Rothe oder grosse Pfalzgrafinbirne. 1. Christ Handb. 538. 1817. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. 
Obstkunde 2:60. 1856. 
Germany, 1797. Fruit medium, conic, entirely covered with dark blush, densely 
sprinkled with gray dots and dark speckles; flesh yellow-white, honey-sweet, semi-melting, 
aromatic; third for the table, first for kitchen and market; Sept. 
Rothe Rettigbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:34. 1856. 
Altenburg, Ger., 1821. Fruit small, spherical, yellow-green, covered all over with 
dirty red, densely dotted and speckled with russet; flesh whitish-yellow, granular, melting, 
juicy; first for table and cuisine; Aug. 
Rothe Winterkappesbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:167. 1856. 
German, 1805. Fruit medium, long-turbinate, often spherical, flattened and sides 
unequal, green turning to lemon-yellow, firm and shining, blushed with red, dotted with 
gray; flesh rather white, coarse-grained, acidulous; good for the kitchen; Dec. to Feb. 
Rothe Winterkochbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:192. 1856. 
Germany, on the Main, 1805. Fruit medium, obtuse-conic, symmetrical in contour, 
smooth and shining, light green turning to a beautiful lemon-yellow, finely dotted with 
gray, flecked with russet on the side opposed to the sun; flesh coarse, saccharine, juicy, 
wanting in aroma; third for dessert, very good for household use and market; Nov. and 
Dec. 
Rothe Zucherlachsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:49. 1856. 
Nassau, Germany, 1805. Fruit medium, obtuse-long-conic, yellowish light green, 
dark red blush, changing to light lemon-yellow with carmine cheek, mottled and flecked 
with brown-russet; flesh semi-melting, granular, gritty near core, very sweet, vinous and 
acidulous; second for the table, very good for kitchen and market; Aug. 
Rother Winterhasenkopf. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:147. 1856. 
Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit large, irregular in form, sides unequal, crooked, yellowish 
pale green turning yellow, with dark blush, very prominent brown dots; flesh breaking, 
sweet, acidulous, vinous: third for table, good for household use; considered by Messrs. 
Simon-Louis to be analogous to the Catillac; Jan. to Mar. 
