THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 569 
the sun, with many gray and green dots; stem inclined, inserted by a lip and sometimes 
rings; calyx partially closed; basin shallow; flesh whitish, juicy, tender, half-melting, sweet, 
pleasant, good; mid-Aug. 
Van Marum. 1. Pom. France 3:No. 125, Pl. 125. 1865. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 
873. 1869. 
Calebasse Grosse. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 541. 1884. 
Originated by Van Mons in 1823. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit very large, 
sometimes measuring six inches long, oblong-pyriform, yellow; stem rather long, slender; 
cavity flattened; calyx large; basin shallow, regular; flesh white, apt to rot at the core, 
half-melting, not especially juicy, sweet, aromatic; fair to good; Oct. 
Van Mons friihe Pomeranzenbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obsikunde 2:159. 1856. 
Originated by Van Mons about 1852. Fruit broadly turbinate, light green becoming 
yellow, thickly dotted, specked with russet: stem thick, one inch long; flesh half-melting; 
second-rate in quality; Aug. 
Van Mons Sommer Schmalzbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:142. 1856. 
Originated by Van Mons of Belgium about 1852, from seed. Tree vigorous and 
productive. Fruit medium large, 2 inches wide, 34 inches high, with protuberances, light 
green becoming greenish-yellow, without red, spotted with russet; calyx open, star-shaped; 
stem curved, medium long; flesh fine, moderately melting; last of Aug. 
Van Mons spéte Wirthschaftbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:187. 1856. 
Said to be a seedling of Van Mons originated about 1854. Twigs long, red; leaves 
small. Fruit oval, 22 inches wide, 34 inches high, with the bulge in the middle, green 
becoming yellowish-green; dots black; calyx almost closed; segments erect; stem woody, 
1 inch long; flesh breaking, sweet; last of Nov. 
Van Mons siisse Haushaltsbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 21182. 18 56. 
Said to have been originated by Van Mons about 1852. Fruit conic-pyriform, 24 
inches wide, 3 inches tall, bright green becoming lemon-yellow, sometimes striped with 
red, more or less flecked with russet; dots not conspicuous; basin shallow; stem thick, 3 inch 
long, inclined; flesh yellowish-white, fine, smooth, sweet; Sept. and Oct. 
Van Tertolen Herbst Zuckerbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:89. 1856. 
Sucré de Tertolen. 2. Mas Le Verger 3:Pt. 1, 120, fig. 63. 1868. 
Tertolen Herbst Zuckerbirne. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 289. 1889. 
Of Dutch origin. Tree light green; petioles long and very slender; leaves curved 
and sharply acuminate. Fruit nearly medium, globular-turbinate; skin rather thick, 
green, with large brown spots; flesh white, granular, buttery, rather gritty around the 
core, acidulous, perfumed; first; Nov. 
Van de Weyer Bates. 1. Mag. Hort. 18:417. 1852. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. §:71, fig. 324. 
1880. 
Said to have been originated by Van Mons about 1823. Tree vigorous, large, rather 
tall, an early and good bearer. Fruit below medium, roundish-obovate, pale yellow, 
covered with small brown dots and a few brown veins; stem short, rather stout; calyx 
large, open; flesh yellowish, buttery, juicy, rich, sugary, pleasantly aromatic; a fine late 
pear; Mar. to May. 
