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Pear

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Origin/History An oriental pear.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, conical to globular-oval.

Skin: Rusty green with faint blush; surface rough.

Flesh: White, juicy, coarse, gritty, and fibrous. Quality poor.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other In form, the fruit resembles Kieffer.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

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Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 55. 1898.

Cornell Sta. Bul. 332:480, fig. 160. 1913.

An oriental pear, in form resembling Kieffer. Fruit medium, conical to globular-oval, rusty green with faint blush; skin rough; flesh white, juicy, coarse, gritty, fibrous; quality poor; Oct.

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

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