Doctor Hoskins
PearDoctor Hoskins
Origin/History
A seedling of Flemish Beauty, originated with J. T. Macomber of Adams, Vermont.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium to above medium.
Form: Roundish-obtuse, pyriform.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, red on the sunny side.
Flesh/Flavor: "Very good" in quality.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited in Rural New Yorker 44:201, 203, with illustrations (figs. 120, 121), 1885.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)Doctor Hoskins. i. Rural N. Y. 44:201, 203, figs. 120, 121. 1885. According to correspondence with J. T. Macomber of Adams, Vt., this variety is a seedling of Flemish Beauty. It is said to be medium to above in size, roundish-obtuse, pyriform, pale yellow, red on the sunny side and "very good" in quality.