THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 571 
Vermont. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 874. 1869 
Supposed to be a seedling which is said to have been taken from Vermont to Oswego, 
N. Y., where it fruited. Tree upright. Fruit medium or below, obovate-pyriform, pale 
whitish-yellow, slight red in the sun, traced, netted and dotted with russet; stalk slender; 
cavity deep; calyx with erect segments; flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant; 
good to very good; Oct. 
Vernusson. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:727, fig. 1869. 
In 1694 this variety was mentioned as having been named after the place Vernusson 
in Anjou, near Angers, Fr. Fruit medium in size, turbinate, pale yellow, shaded with 
rose on the side next the sun, covered at the base and apex with brown; calyx medium, 
open; flesh white, very fine, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; of first quality; Dec. to 
middle of Feb. ; 
Verte-longue panachée. 1. Duhamel Trait. Arb. Fr.2:195, Pl. XXXVII. 1768. 2. Ann. 
Pom. Belge 1:65, fig. 1853. 
Long Green Panache. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 804. 186g. 
A striped variety of Long Green of Autumn, differing from the original in having 
the wood and fruit striped with green and yellow bands, and in having the leaves occasionally 
striped with yellow. 
Verte-Longue de la Sarthe. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:732, fig. 1869. 
Grosse Verte-Longue Précoce de la Sarthe. 2. Mas Pom. Gen. 5:79, fig. 1880. 
A variety well known and esteemed for many years in the country around Mans 
in France. Fruit nearly medium, globular-conic, obtuse, bright green, speckled with 
grayish dots, often rather russeted toward the poles; at maturity the green changes to 
greenish-yellow; flesh whitish, fine, very melting, full of sugary juice, vinous and relieved 
with a refreshing savor; good; end of July. 
Verulam. 1. Gard. Chron. 805, fig. 1855. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 202. 10920. 
A very old pear the origin of which is uncertain. Tree hardy, forming a round, 
spreading head, productive. Fruit rather large, almost oval, rough, entirely covered with 
yellowish-brown russet appearing almost black; stem woody; calyx open; flesh crisp, coarse- 
grained, assuming a fine red when cooked; seldom better than cooking quality; Jan. to Mar. 
Vezouziére. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 88. 1856. 2. Leroy Dic. Pom. 2:734, fig. 1869. 
Bergamoite von Vezouziére. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 177. 18809. 
From information gathered by André Leroy from M. Hutin, manager of the nurseries 
of M. Léon Leclerc of Laval, it would seem that this variety was found by Léon Leclerc 
in a field near the Chateau de la Vezouziére, Mayenne, Fr. Tree vigorous, productive. 
Fruit medium to below, roundish-turbinate, yellowish, sprinkled with minute gray and 
green dots; stalk long, curved, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity; calyx open, persistent, 
in a wide, uneven basin; flesh very juicy, melting, sweet; agreeable; good to very good; 
Sept. 
Vicar Junior. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 92. 1872. 
Hon. M. P. Wilder notes: ‘A seedling of my own from the Vicar of Winkfield. 
Large, long, ovate-pyriform, color dull yellow, with a few traces of russet, and a brownish, 
red cheek; in shape and color resembling Louise Bonne de Jersey more than its parent. 
