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Henderson—tree strong, vigorous grower and productive; fruit large, round- 
ish, yellow and blushed; flesh yellow, slightly fibrous, sweet, good in qual- 
ity, and free from stone. Owing to size and flavor, it is deemed worthy of 
trial. Originated with Geo. W. Henderson of Geneva, New York. 
PEARS 
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station is trying to breed 
pears less susceptible to blight than sorts now grown. Seckel, being fairly 
free from blight and with splendid tree and fruit characters, and the Bartlett, 
the leading pear, have been used extensively as parents. 
Beurre Dumont—known for more than a century in Europe and England but 
like some other choicely good European fruits it seems never to have been 
disseminated in America. The fruit is medium in size, altho often as large 
as Bartlett, round-conic, tapering to a short neck. It is greenish yellow, 
well covered with cinnamon brown, the russet being smooth and fine. The 
tree is moderate in growth and vigor and is productive. For a dessert pear 
in early winter this variety has few equals. The flavor is delectably sweet 
with a most delicious perfume — one of the best in quality. 
Cayuga—averages as large as Bartlett, but in shape and color are similar 
to Seckel. The flesh is firm and fine in texture quite to the center, and 
possesses a delectable flavor. 
Caywood—another open-pollinated seedling of Seckel which resembles its 
parent in general characteristics, altho it is larger, rounder in shape, and 
considerably more russeted. Its claim for merit is in its splendid sweet 
highly aromatic Seckel flavor and the fine smooth light russet finish of 
the fruit. Its season is a little after Early Seckel. 
Clyde—is an open-pollinated seedling of Seckel, resembling its parent in tree 
and fruit characters. Fruit larger than Seckel, similar in shape but longer 
and less obovate, of about the same color but lighter; flesh tender, juicy, 
and buttery, with the Seckel flavor but not quite as rich or spicy; ripens 
two or three weeks later than Seckel and keeps much longer. Tree similar 
to Seckel in all respects. 
V Covert—is one of the largest of all cultivated pears. It resembles Bartlett 
in shape with the same roughened surface and has about the same green 
color which mellows into a clear Bartlett yellow when fully mature. The 
fruit is two months later than Bartlett, very firm, and handles unusually 
well. Canning tests indicate that the canned product is almost if not quite 
equal to Bartlett and much better than Kieffer. The tree is a prodigious 
cropper. Covert bids fair to replace Kieffer for canning and for export. 
Dana Hovey—an old variety of delicious quality that should be grown in 
every pear-lover’s orchard. Unfortunately it is no longer propagated and 
therefore a few trees have been grown for members. Fruit is about the 
size of Seckel and is equally rich in quality. It ripens in December when 
many of the high-quality pears have gone. 
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