THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 583 
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patched with russet, thickly sprinkled with russet dots; stem long, curved, inserted obliquely 
in a small cavity, often by a lip; calyx medium, open, set in a wide, moderately deep basin; 
flesh whitish green, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, pleasant, slightly aromatic; good to 
very good; Sept. 
Windsor. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 592, fig. 10. 1629. 2. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 
204. 1920. 
Madame. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:360, fig. 1869. 
Summer Bell. 4. Thomas Am. Fruit Cult. 571. 1885. 
According to Leroy this variety originated in Holland, and was published in 1771 
under the name Hallemine Bonne by Knoop. In French gardens it received the 
name Madame. In England, Windsor is often called Cuisse Madame. A ‘“‘ Windsor,” 
which appears to be identical with the Windsor of Knoop, is described by English writers 
as early as 1629. Hogg quotes an English writer as saying, ‘‘ It was raised from seed of 
the Cuisse Madame, by a person of the name of Williamson .” before 
1750. Moreover, it is mentioned in 1592 as being cultivated about Naples, and 1563 
in England. What the origin is appears undeterminable. Tree one of the strongest 
growers, upright, tall, a regular and abundant bearer; shoots remarkably stout, perfectly 
upright, dark brown. Fruit large, pyriform or bell-shaped, very smooth, greenish becoming 
pale yellow; stem long, fairly stout, inserted without depression; calyx open, set on level 
with prominent ribs around; flesh white, tender, buttery, rather coarse-grained, slightly 
acid, somewhat astringent; rots at the core; Aug. 
Winship. 1. Mag. Hort. t0:212. 1844. 2. Ibid. 13:485; fig. 41. 1847. 
Originated in the nurseries of the Messrs. Winship, Brighton, Mass., about 1832. 
Tree vigorous, an early and productive bearer; young wood yellowish-reddish-brown. 
Fruit medium, oblong-acute-pyriform, greenish-yellow with traces and patches of russet: 
stem long, rather slender, inserted with no cavity; calyx large, closed, set ina small, corru- 
gated basin; flesh white, rather coarse, not juicy, not melting; poor to fair; Aug. 
Winslow. 1. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 45. 1866. 
A seedling pear fruited by S. A. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., in 1865, and described 
by him as, ‘“‘ Diam. 23 inches; color, brown russet; flesh, sweet, juicy; buttery and high 
flavored; ripens well. Oct. 21. Roundish.” 
Winter. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 60. 1887. 2. Ia. Sta. Bul. 3:74. 1888. 
Osimaya. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 60. 1887. 
Received by the Iowa Agricultural College in 1879 from R. Shroeder, Moscow, Russia. 
The tree is said to be hardy and free from blight and the fruit to be large than Bessemianka, 
quite as good in quality, and in season in central Russia the last days of September. 
Winter Jonah. 1. N. J. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 214. 1889. 2. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 422. 1903. 
Tree a medium grower. Fruit medium, roundish, pale yellow with a faint blush 
on the sunny side, a few small, dark greenish-yellow spots, and many small, gray dots; stem 
medium, short, set in a very slight depression; calyx large, open, set in a narrow and shallow 
basin; winter. 
Winter Pear. 1. Mag. Hort. 20:75. 1854. 
Sent to the Fruit Committee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1854 
