552 THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 
yellow turning lemon-yellow, densely sprinkled with dark green dots; flesh very juicy, 
coarse, melting; second for dessert, first for household; mid-Aug. 
Spate Todemannsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:146. 1856. 
Nassau, Ger., 1806. Fruit large, shallow-bossed, sides unequal, pyriform, light green 
turning to light lemon-yellow, often blushed, dotted, often speckled with russet and russeted 
on the side next the sun; flesh breaking, wanting in juice; third for dessert, very good 
for household; Dec. and Jan. 
Spite Wasserbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:194. 1856. 
Wirttemberg, Ger., 1830. Fruit medium, turbinate, rather obtuse, light green turning 
dirty pale yellow, dull red blush, large gray dots; flesh firm, very juicy, tasteless; good for 
household purposes and perry; Sept. 
Spates Graumanchen. 1. Oberdieck Obst-Sort. 291. 1881. 
Bohemia. Fruit small, obtuse-pyriform, green changing at maturity to yellowish- 
green, very much russeted; flesh fine-grained, semi-melting, aromatic, cinnamon savor, 
sugary; good table fruit; Oct. to Jan. 
Speckbirne. 1. Loéschnig Mostbirnen 138, fig. 10913. 
An Austrian perry pear. Fruit large, turbinate; skin smooth, light leaf-green turning 
to dull greenish-yellow at maturity, dotted with russet; flesh yellowish-white, very juicy, 
subacid, rather coarse-grained; Oct. to Dec. 
Speedwell. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866. 
A seedling raised and fruited in 1863 by Dr. S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass. Fruit, 
“Short diam. 23 inches, long diam. 3 inches; color green; flesh melting, juicy, with rich 
flavor; ripens soundly Sept. 1; quality fine; obovate.” 
Spillingsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:150. 1856. 
Germany, 1806. Fruit small, globular-turbinate, even in contour, pale green changing 
to light lemon-yellow, more golden on the side of the sun, with light green dots; flesh snow- 
white, breaking and coarse-grained, vinous, acidulous and saccharine; second for dessert, 
first for household; Aug. 
Spindelfirmige Honigbirne. 1. Dochnahl Frhr. Obstkunde 2:143. 1856. 
Grown in the middle Rhine country, Germany. Fruit medium, long-conic, regular, 
greenish-yellow, entirely covered with cinnamon-russet; flesh breaking and coarse, often 
semi-melting, saccharine and musky; very good for household use; Sept. 
Spindelférmige Rehbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:132. 1856. 
Westphalia, 1828. Fruit large, oblong, shallow-bossed; skin rough, light cinnamon- 
russet all over, dotted with whitish-gray; flesh granular, aromatic, with sweet wine flavor; 
first for table and household use; Sept. and Oct. 
Spinka. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 6:80, fig. 429. 1880. 
Origin uncertain, though Oberdieck thought it came originally from Bohemia. Fruit 
nearly medium, ovate, more or less shortened; skin thick and very firm, pale water- 
green, taking a white tint long before maturity, sprinkled with brown dots, changing 
to pale yellow and the side next the sun more or less warmly golden; flesh yellow- 
tinted, fine, semi-buttery; juice sufficient, saccharine and agreeably perfumed; fairly 
good; Sept. 
