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Pear

Origin/History From Winnebago County, Illinois. First reported in Illinois Horticultural Society Report (1896) and J. V. Cotta Catalog (1898).

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit Medium in size. Skin bronze-yellow. Flesh melting and juicy, with good flavor.

Season Ripens in September.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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  1. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 178, 186. 1896.
  2. J. V. Cotta Cat. 12, fig. 1898.

From Winnebago County, Ill. Fruit medium, bronze-yellow, melting, juicy; good; ripening in Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)