THE PEARS OF NEW YORK "561 
Teutsche Augustbirne. 1. Christ Handb. 563. 1817. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 
2:51. 1856. 
Reported from the regions of Thuringia, Hesse, and Wiirttemberg about 1799. Fruit 
medium in size, oblong-oval, bright yellow, dotted, thick-skinned; calyx star-shape; stem 
fleshy; flesh breaking, sweet; fair, a good commercial variety; Aug. 
‘Texas. 1. Ragan Fr. Recom. by Am. Pom. Soc., B. P. I. Bul. 151241. 1909. 
This is a whitish-yellow, medium-large, pyriform pear of good quality, at one time 
considered promising along the Gulf Coast; said to have originated in Texas. 
The Dean. 1. J. Van Lindley Cat. 34. 1899. 
‘“* A very large pear that has been bearing regularly near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, 
N. C., for more than 4o years. In appearance it resembles both Bartlett and Duchesse 
[d@’Angouléme], and is as large as Duchesse and better in quality. Ripens between 
Bartlett and Duchesse, making a very valuable pear and of good quality.” 
Theilersbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:195. 1856. 2. Léschnig Mostbirnen 
174, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear said to have appeared in Switzerland about 1848 as a wilding. Tree 
spreading, large, vigorous, strong, productive. Fruit small, ovate, yellowish-green becoming 
yellow, dotted strongly with russet; calyx open; stem medium long; flesh dull white, juicy, 
piquant, without aroma. 
Theodor Korner. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:126. 1856. 
A seedling raised by Van Mons of Belgium about 1851. Tree rather vigorous, an 
early and good bearer. Fruit medium to above, conic, greenish-yellow; calyx star-shaped; 
segments long; flesh melting, juicy, vinous; first; Sept. 
Theodore. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:16. 1856. 
According to Dochnahl this pear may have originated in Belgium about 1833. Fruit 
medium large, 2 inches wide and 24 inches long, smooth, bright yellow, sunny side washed 
with red; dots numerous; sweet, vinous; last of Aug. 
Theodore Van Mons. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 164, 234. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 
4:29, fig. 1856. 
Originated by Van Mons in 1827. Tree vigorous, pyramidal, productive. Fruit 
medium to above, obovate-pyriform to oblong-pyriform, greenish-yellow, russeted; dots 
gray-green, numerous; stem curved, about an inch long; cavity slight; calyx open; flesh 
yellowish-white, rather coarse, juicy, melting, vinous; good to very good; Sept. and Oct. 
Theodore Williams. 1. Stark Bros. Year Book 5:40. 1914. 
A seedling of Kieffer raised by Theodore Williams, and introduced by Stark Brothers 
Nurseries & Orchard Company about 1914. Tree hardy, is reported to have stood a 
temperature of 4o degrees below zero without injury. Fruit medium, yellowish-green, 
sweet, juicy. 
Théophile Lacroix. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 290. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 50. 1895. 
Tree productive and of good vigor. Fruit large to very large, pyriform, similar to 
the type of Beurré Diel, deep yellow, plentifully spotted and marbled with cinnamon-red; 
flesh yellowish, fine, juicy, with an aroma suggestive of orange, a little gritty about the 
core; first; Dec. and Jan. 
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