THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 587 
Zarskaja. 1. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 61. 1880. 
Reported by J. L. Budd to be a Russian variety which has gritty thorn-like wood 
and which therefore does not unite well when grafted upon apple stock. 
Zénon. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 302. 1884. 2. Guide Prat. 62. 1895. 
Of European origin, first reported in 1884. Tree moderately vigorous, producing 
excellent fruit upon quince stock. Fruit medium, of the form of White Doyenné; flesh 
very fine, juicy, sweet, agreeable, slightly aromatic, granular near the core; first; end of 
autumn. 
Zéphirin Grégoire. 1. Horticulturist 9:78, fig. 1854. 2. Ann. Pom. Belge 3:79, fig. 
1855. 3. Bunyard Handb. Hardy Fr. 205. 1920. 
M. Grégoire, pomologist, Jodoigne, Bel., raised this variety supposedly from seeds 
of Passe Colmar about 1831. Tree pyramidal, vigorous, very productive, succeeds best 
upon pear stock; young wood smooth, light olive-yellow-brown. Fruit medium to above, 
roundish-obovate, pale greenish-yellow, becoming uniform pale waxen-yellow, covered 
with patches of russet and many green and gray dots, often reddish in the sun; stem medium 
in length, fleshy, very fleshy at insertion, set obliquely without depression; calyx small, 
open, set in a slight depression; lobes long; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, juicy, 
rich, sugary, vinous, highly aromatic; good to very good; Nov. to Feb. 
Zéphirin Louis. 1. Ann. Pom. Belge 4:95, fig. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 886. 
1869. 
This pear was raised by M. Xavier Grégoite, Jodoigne, Bel. It was first reported in 
1849. Tree a moderately healthy grower, rather scraggly, moderately productive. Fruit 
medium or below, roundish, slightly obovate, greenish-yellow, rusty-red becoming bright 
vermilion in the sun, thickly sprinkled with large dark brown-russet patches and dots; 
stem very short, inserted in a small round cavity; calyx small, open, set in a deep basin; 
flesh yellowish-white, tinged with green, coarse-grained, crisp, rather half melting, juicy, 
sweet, slightly aromatic; good; Dec. and Jan. 
Zieregger Mostbirne. 1. Loschnig Mostbirnen 146, fig. 1913. 
A perry pear which is said to have sprung from seed in Styria. Tree medium, roundish, 
a rather late and rather light bearer. Fruit roundish-oblate, medium in size, similar to 
Rummelter Birne but smaller, greenish-yellow, finely dotted, russeted; stem short, thick, 
brown; calyx half open to open, with erect lobes; flesh granular, whitish-green, not especially 
juicy, rich in sugar; Oct. - 
Zimmtfarbige Schmalzbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:58. 1856. | 
Middle Germany; first published in 1826. Fruit rather large, pyramidal, often obtuse, 
slightly ribbed; skin rough, entirely covered with light cinnamon russet, without dots; 
flesh granular and pulpy, sweet; third for dessert, very good for household use; Oct. 
Zink Pfalzgrafenbirne. 1. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 302. 1889. 
Weisse Pfalzgrafenbirne. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:49. 1856. 
Reported from ‘Germany about 1766. Tree a late but productive bearer. Fruit 
medium, bulging pyriform, irregular, greenish-yellow, becoming lemon yellow, often blushed, 
dotted with yellow, later dotted with brown and green; stem thick, fleshy, rather long; 
calyx open; lobes long; flesh sweet, perfumed; fair; early Sept. 
