546 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
Sheppard. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 855. 1869. 
Raised by James Sheppard, Dorchester, Mass. Fruit large, obovate-pyriform; skin. 
rough, yellow, sometimes with a brownish-red cheek, slightly sprinkled with russet dots 
and with some patches of russet; flesh whitish, coarse and granular, buttery, melting, juicy, 
vinous, perfumed; good to very good; end of Sept. and first of Oct. 
Sheridan. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866. 
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. “ Fruited in 1864. Short 
diam. 3 inches; long diam. 3} inches; good grain, juicy, rather vinous in flavor; color dark 
green; ripens soundly. Large bearer, and good market pear. Turbinate.”’ 
Shindel. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1897. 
This pear has been locally grown about Emigsville, Pa., since the early part of the 
last century, and up to 1897 was reported never to have been affected with blight. Fruit 
medium, globular-obovate; skin rather smooth, lemon-yellow, with thin golden-russet 
patches and veining; flesh whitish, rather fine, granular, moderately juicy, mild, sugary, 
moderately rich; good; Aug. and Sept. 
Shobden Court. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 646. 1884. 
Raised by T. A. Knight, President of the Horticultural Society of London. Fruit 
below medium, oblate, symmetrical in form, deep rich yellow, blushed with red on the side 
next the sun, sprinkled all over with rough, russety dots; flesh white, coarse-grained, juicy, 
briskly acid and sweet, not highly flavored; second; Jan. and Feb. 
Shurtleff. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 44. 1866. 
A seedling raised by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. ‘‘ Fruited in 1863. Short 
diam. 24 inches; long diam. 3 inches; flesh rather dry, and firm; skin yellow with red cheek; 
keeps soundly without extra care until May. A most prolific bearer. Short pyriform.”’ 
Sieboldii. 1. Guide Prat. 115. 1876. 2. Cornell Sta. Bul. 3322485. 10913. 
Japan. Sieboldii is a variety distinct from Madame von Siebold and was described 
by Messrs. Simon-Louis of Metz, Lorraine, as follows: ‘‘ Medium to large pyriform with 
elongated tendency, angled and irregular; . . . color slightly red on sunny side, 
grayish in shade; flesh white, breaking, sweet, perfumed; cannot be eaten raw with 
pleasure.” 
Sievenicher Mostbirne. 1. Léschnig Mosibirnen 208, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear grown in Austria and Germany. Fruit medium to fairly large, globular, 
short, diminishing somewhat acutely to the stalk; yellow-green, blushed with brown; 
flesh coarse, subacid and dry; end of Sept. and beginning of Oct. 
Sikaya. 1. Cornell Sta. Bul, 3322485. 1913. 
An Oriental variety. Fruit medium to small, oblate, symmetrical, buff, russeted; 
skin tough, almost covered with large russet dots; flesh yellowish-white, coarse, poor, insipid, 
subacid, melting, gritty; late. 
Simon Bouvier. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom, 2:666, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 646. 1884. 
Souvenir de Simon Bouvier. 3. Guide Prat. 108, 305. 1876. 
Raised by Simon Bouvier, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit medium, symmetrical, ovate, always 
swelled toward the base, green shaded with dull yellow, dotted and stained with russet ; 
flesh whitish, fine, juicy and melting, almost free from granulations; juice extremely 
