Francis

Pear

Origin and History A seedling raised by Dr. Shurtleff in Brookline, Massachusetts, which fruited in 1862.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; turbinate.

Skin: Tough and rather liable to crack; dark green.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine-grained, white and delicate, with a flavor inclining to that of White Doyenné. Quality: first.

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

Season November.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Francis,

i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 43. 1866.

A seedling raised by Dr. Shurtleff, Brookline, Mass., which fruited in 1862. Fruit medium, turbinate; skin tough and rather liable to crack, dark green; flesh fine-grained, white and delicate, with a flavor inclining to that of White Doyenné; first; Nov.

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