THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 575 
Vosschanka. 1. Can. Hort. 17:291. 18094. 
A variety grown by M. Mitschurin, one of the most celebrated Russian horticulturists, 
in the Russian Province of Tambow, 53 north latitude. Fruit medium, yellow; ‘‘ flavor 
excellent, ripens in the month of August, and keeps till October.” 
Wade. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 135. 1920. 
Grown by J. C. Wade, Cornelia, Ga. Fruit rather large, roundish, short-pyriform, 
irregular, yellow; dots raised, russet, very prominent; stem short, very stout, fleshy, inserted 
in a round, very small, shallow, abrupt, russeted cavity; calyx small, closed, in shallow, 
abrupt basin; flesh white with yellow fibers, moderately juicy, tender, rather ‘coarse, nearly 
sweet; good; mid-season. 
Wadleigh. 1. Cole Am. Fr. Book 154. 1849. 
Originated in New Hampshire. Tree rather hardy, moderately vigorous. Fruit 
medium, almost globular, yellow, slightly netted and patched with russet; stem short, 
stout, inserted in a slight cavity, sometimes by a fold or lip; basin slight; calyx with small 
short lobes; flesh white, fine, a little gritty, juicy, melting, pleasant; good; Sept. 
Wahre Canning. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:56. 1856. 
Said by Dochnahl to have originated in England about 1842. Tree vigorous and 
very productive. Fruit medium large, obovate, bright green becoming greenish-yellow, 
often blushed with bright brown, sparsely dotted; stem thin, 12 inches long; flesh non- 
aromatic, not juicy, sweet, becoming mealy; Aug. and Sept. 
Wahre Faustbirne. 1. Dochnahl Puhr. Obstkunde 2:3. 1856. 
According to Dochnahl this pear originated in Germany about 1801. Tree very 
large and productive. Fruit very large, pyriform, regular, even yellow, flecked and dotted 
with russet; calyx large, deep set; stem an inch long; Oct. 
Wahre Schneebirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:199. 1856. 
Probably a wild pear of Austria, first mentioned in 1810. Fruit round, green becoming 
yellow, somewhat blushed on the sunny side; dots yellowish; stem thick, flesh very sour 
becoming sweeter; Dec. 
Wallis Kieffer. 1. Stark Bros. Year Book 5:40. 1914. 
The introducers of this pear, Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards Company, received 
it from Henry Wallis of St. Louis County, Missouri. It is reported as a strong-growing 
tree, blight resistant, and a heavy bearer, fruit of better quality than Kieffer and two 
weeks earlier. 
Warner. 1. Ind. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 123. 1885. 
Originated in Indiana in 1832. Tree said to be blight-resistant. Fruit medium, 
symmetrical, light yellow; flesh buttery, melting, mild; fair to good; last of Aug. and first 
of Sept. 
Washington. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 187. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 10:2096, fig. 1844. 
Robertson. 3. N. E. Farmer 72259. 1830. 
Discovered in a thorn hedge at Naaman’s Creek, Del., about 1801, by General 
Robertson or Robinson, the owner of the land, and said to have been named by him in 
honor of his friend and commander, George Washington. Tree vigorous, not large, an 
abundant bearer. Fruit medium, obovate, ending every obtusely at the stem, regular, 
