Henry (Connecticut)

Pear

Henry (Connecticut)

Origin and History

A seedling raised by Hon. H. W. Edwards, Governor of Connecticut. The variety was described by Edwards himself to the Pomological Society of New Haven in 1845 and published in Cultivator N.S. 2:175 in that year.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, turbinate (top-shaped).

Color and Surface: Green, turning to yellow with a coppery blush.

Flesh and Flavor: Juicy and melting. Exceedingly rich and sweet—the source notes it is "not surpassed by any in richness."

Season

September.

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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1904) from Illinois

Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904

View original book sources (1)

Henry (Connecticut).

Cultivator N. S. 2:175. 1845.

A seedling raised by the Hon. H. W. Edwards, Governor of Connecticut and described by him to the Pomological Society of New Haven in 1845. Fruit small, turbinate, green turning to yellow, with a coppery blush; flesh juicy, melting and exceedingly rich and sweet, not surpassed by any in richness; Sept.

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