THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 581 
Wilding von Einsiedel. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:2. 1856. 2. Léschnig Most- 
birnen 182, fig. 1913. 
This perry pear, which has also been recommended as a street tree, was reported 
from Wiirttemberg about 1832. Tree very vigorous, pyramidal, not leafy, very productive. 
Fruit bluntly: conic pyriform, small, greenish-yellow, brownish on side next the sun; covered 
with characteristic brown to reddish-brown dots, russeted about stem and calyx; calyx 
half open; stem short, thick; flesh juicy, firm, acid; Oct. 
Wilding von Gronau. 1. Dochnahl Frhr. Obstkunde 2:96. 1856. 
Reported from Hesse, Ger., about 1844. Fruit small, blunt, broad-conic-pyriform, 
yellow, blushed on the sunny side, flecked and dotted with gray, russeted about base and 
apex; calyx closed; stem short; flesh sweet-scented, sweet; end of Sept. 
Wilford. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 592. 1629. 
“A good and fair pear.’ 
Wilkinson. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 187. 1832. 2. Mag. Hort. 20:470, fig. 25. 1854. 
This pear, one cf the oldest American kinds, was introduced by the exhibition of 
specimens before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in October, 1829, and given 
the name “ Wilkinson,” in compliment to the owner of the farm on which the tree originated 
and was then growing, Mr. Jeremiah Wilkinson, Cumberland, R. I., brother of the noted 
Jemima Wilkinson. Tree thrifty, hardy, a regular bearer; shoots long, upright; stout, 
olive-yellow, with oblong white specks. Fruit medium, ovoid, obtuse at both ends, smooth, 
glossy, yellow dotted with brown points; stem rather long, rather stout, inserted obliquely 
in a rather wide and deep cavity; calyx medium, open, set in a shallow basin; flesh very 
white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, with a slight perfume; good; Oct. to Dec. 
Wilkinson Winter. 1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 113. 1876. 2. Ibid. 83. 1880. 
A variety raised near Peoria, Ill., from seed planted by A. Wilkinson, and first reported 
before the Illinois State Horticultural Society about 1876. Tree said to be hardy, vigorous, 
productive, blight-resistant. Fruit said to be large, golden; very good; season until spring. 
Willermoz. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:86, 461. 1854. 2. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:756, fig. 1869. 
Fruited with M. Bivort, Jodoigne, Bel., in 1848. Tree an extremely good grower, 
forming a fine pyramidal growth, with young shoots dark, dull, olive-brown, very pro- 
ductive. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, tinged with red, with nettings and 
some large patches of russet and with many small russet dots; stem medium, rather stout, 
inclined; set in a small cavity; calyx open or partially closed, set in an abrupt basin; flesh 
whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, coarse at core, slightly vinous; good to very good; Nov. 
to Jan. 
William. 1. Cultivator 175, fig. 8. 1845. 2. Mag. Hort. 11:252. 1845. 
William Edwards. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 420. 1845. 
This seedling pear is said to be a “species of Virgoulouse,” and was raised by 
Governor H. W. Edwards of New Haven, Conn., previous to 1845. Tree very productive. 
Fruit medium, obtuse-pyriform, terminating rather abruptly at the stalk, yellow, 
becoming profusely dotted with red and russet points or dots on the sunny side; flesh 
yellowish-white, sweet, buttery, not juicy or melting enough for dessert purposes but good 
for baking; Sept. 
