Bowdoin

Pear

Bowdoin

Origin/History
Raised from seed in the neighborhood of Boston, Mass., early in the nineteenth century.

Tree
Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and size: Large
Skin: Thick
Quality: Second (historical rating)

Season
September.

Uses
Not described in source.

Other
First published description: Magazine of Horticulture, vol. 3, p. 48 (1837).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Bowdoin.

i. Mag. Hort. 3:48. 1837.

Raised from seed in the neighborhood of Boston, Mass., early in the nineteenth century. Fruit large; skin thick; second; Sept.

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